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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 “pointlessness” 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.

26 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
pointlessness155461(None) 
painlessness1445442pain_lessness
pointlessnesses1655442pointlessnesses
bootlessness1445453bo_otlessness
boundlessness1654043boundlessness
dauntlessness1453773dauntlessness
doubtlessness1654073doubtlessness
footlessness1545613fo_otlessness
guiltlessness1453773guiltlessness
hornlessness1545163horn_lessness
listlessness1145823_listlessness
mindlessness1554853_mindlessness
pitilessness1474523p_itilessness
planlessness1444993plan_lessness
plotlessness1445083p_lotlessness
pointedness1445093point_e_dness
powerlessness1853193powerlessness
rootlessness1245613ro_otlessness
shiftlessness1854003shiftlessness
sinlessness1046723_sin_lessness
spinelessness1454403spinelessness
spotlessness1345323spo__tlessness
tonelessness1246243to_nelessness
voicelessness1854063voicelessness
winglessness1654323_winglessness
witlessness1446263_wi_tlessness

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit65874262.71624254.1
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691263.06258357.6
 
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