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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpowerless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

14 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
powerless144429(None) 
dowerless1344011dowerless
powderless1642591powderless
bowelless1443832bowelless
coverless1436802coverless
flowerless1642882flowerless
paperless1345832paperless
peerless1037512p_eerless
poetless1038722po_etless
poleless1089872pole_less
popeless1288472pope_less
powerlessly1951982powerlessly
sewerless1244302sewerless
showerless1642542showerless

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436143.51634538.1
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691143.90645747.8