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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “instructivenessa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

22 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
instructiveness2064151instructiveness_
destructiveness2173803destructiveness_
obstructiveness2273393obstructiveness_
intrusiveness1656314in_tru_siveness_
intuitiveness1656194in_t_uitiveness_
restrictiveness2093414restrictiveness_
attractiveness1983555_attractiveness_
disruptiveness2083335dis_ruptiveness_
distinctiveness2162915distinctiveness_
inattentiveness1862895inattentiveness_
ineffectiveness2683005ineffectiveness_
informativeness2363155informativeness_
insensitiveness1863545insensitiveness_
instructions14137825instructi_on__s_
instructive1656485instructiv__e___
instructively2164425instructiv__e_ly
instructress1452895instruct___ress_
instructresses1691755instruct_resses_
intrusivenesses1885445in_tru_sivenesses
intuitivenesses1865335in_t_uitivenesses
invectiveness2156735in__vectiveness_
seductiveness1955245__seductiveness_

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691435480.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit43548224.03310797.9
3Display Results22220.030733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691224.67338239.0
 
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