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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 “restlessness” 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.

38 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
restlessness114651(None) 
listlessness1145822listlessness
recklessness1854652recklessness
resistlessness1282602resistlessness
restlessnesses1257232restlessnesses
rootlessness1245612rootlessness
artlessness1146433_artlessness
bootlessness1445453bootlessness
breathlessness1952793breathlessness
ceaselessness1455113ceaselessness
deathlessness1754323deathlessness
dreamlessness1673813dreamlessness
endlessness1245483_endlessness
fearlessness1545763fearlessness
fecklessness2154483fecklessness
footlessness1545613footlessness
fruitlessness1654193fruitlessness
gutlessness1246013_gutlessness
headlessness16105963headlessness
heartlessness1665173heartlessness
heedlessness1685023heedlessness
helplessness1754473helplessness
needlessness1374683needlessness
plotlessness1445083plotlessness
raylessness1445113r_aylessness
relentlessness1452613relentlessness
restresses1049313restress_e_s
ruthlessness1554313ruthlessness
seamlessness1355903seamlessness
selflessness1444593selflessness
senselessness1154733senselessness
sexlessness1745313se_xlessness
spotlessness1345323spotlessness
stresslessness061773stresslessness
tactlessness1445413tactlessness
tastelessness1254193tastelessness
uselessness1075993_uselessness
witlessness1446263_witlessness

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024383.61026322.4
3Display Results38380.0301266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691383.98344863.4
 
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