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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 “pitifullest” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

29 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
pitifullest165263(None) 
pitifuller1551662pitifulle_r
pitifulness1665482pitifulness
spitefullest1762332spitefullest
painfullest1653173painfullest
pitifully1744213pitifull__y
awfullest1543174__awfullest
beautifullest1861744beautifullest
carefullest1653214carefullest
dolefullest1552724dolefullest
dutifulness1555084dutifulness
fearfullest1752854fearfullest
fitfulness1645734fit_fulness
fruitfullest1862554fruitfullest
fullest10313344____fullest
gratefullest1683134gratefullest
joyfullest2351924_joyfullest
peacefullest1962724peacefullest
petiolules1252584petiolules_
pitfalls1345374pit_fall_s_
pitiful1245864pitifu_l___
pitifulnesses1855574pitifulnesses
pitiless10127334piti___less
restfullest1454134restfullest
spitefuller1651384spitefulle_r
spitefulness1754604spitefulness
stillest8311074_sti__llest
woefullest1653014_woefullest
wofullest1543244__wofullest

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148819298.79616918.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691299.26519286.7
 
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