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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 “quaintness” 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.

25 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
quaintness194320(None) 
faintness1235832_faintness
quaintest1845342quaint_est
quaintnesses2143822quaintnesses
quietness1844752qu_ietness
braininess1246123braininess
daintiness1145963_daintiness
gauntness1044203_gauntness
graininess1145793graininess
piquantness2251523piqua_ntness
plainness1155183plain_ness
pliantness1263643pliantness
quainter1765903quaint_e_r
quakiness2236073qua_kiness
quickness2443733qu_ickness
quinines172410203qu_inine_s
quinones17227753qu_inone_s
quintes164114713qu_int_e_s
quintets17347203qu_int_ets
raininess949273_raininess
scantness1135733sca_ntness
squatness1844943squa__tness
supineness1245873supineness
taintless935733_taintless
vainness1136063_vain_ness

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603256.07623140.7
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691256.48227567.3
 
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