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

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89 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
roughness134576(None) 
toughness1355091toughness
boughless1543872boughless
roughens12286892rough_ens
roughers12329182rough_ers
roughest1238772rough_est
roughhews1942192roughhews
roughies1298322roughie_s
roughlegs1442582roughlegs
roughneck1972262roughneck
roughnecks2091902roughnecks
roughnesses15105132roughnesses
roundness1047012roundness
bogginess1335603bogginess
bogusness1243563bogusness
boundness1235943boundness
coughers14399963cough_ers
dodginess1235283dodginess
doughiest1435783doughiest
doughnuts1442183doughnuts
doughtiness1642703doughtiness
dourness947683dou_rness
droughtiness1751913droughtiness
flushness1544893flushness
fogginess1434973fogginess
foulness11236653fou_lness
goutiness1038773goutiness
grogginess1343423grogginess
grouchiness1742773grouchiness
highness1536053_highness
hugeness1237373_hugeness
loathness1244703loathness
loginess9310163lo_giness
longness938553long_ness
loudness937013lou_dness
lousiness9219043lousiness
lushness1136233_lushness
mousiness11219033mousiness
mouthless1444713mouthless
muchness1534073_muchness
nighness1236103_nighness
plushness1444623plushness
poshness1356653po_shness
proudness1246693prou_dness
ranginess101610213ranginess
rashness1138093r_ashness
richness1337433r_ichness
rightness13117353r_ightness
robustness1242753robustness
rockiness15237833rockiness
roguishness1563633roguishness
roominess1157303roominess
rootiness979063rootiness
ropiness102311073ro_piness
rosiness82613183ro_siness
rotundness1143403rotundness
rouches124217893rouch_e_s
rouges76022383roug__e_s
roughages1444383roughages
roughcast1542923roughcast
roughcasts1652163roughcasts
roughed124210943rough_e_d
roughen11338833rough_e_n
roughened1444093roughened
rougher113511033rough_e_r
roughhew1842873roughhe_w
roughhewn1951643roughhewn
roughish1545213rough_ish
roughleg1343403roughle_g
roughs105416223rough___s
routines82214363routine_s
rowdiness1396233rowdiness
rudeness938083r_udeness
ruthless1135413r_uthless
smugness1143813smug_ness
snugness934323snug_ness
sogginess1136183sogginess
soundness1036963soundness
sourness839543sou_rness
suchness1335763_suchness
thoroughness1952193thoroughness
touchiness1544613touchiness
tougheners1442973tougheners
toughens12286723tough_ens
toughest1238303tough_est
toughies1278243toughie_s
toughnesses15104483toughnesses
wrongness1344513wrong_ness
youngness1343373youngness

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641897.34320242.5
3Display Results89890.0461934.8
 (SQL Overall)178691897.81222873.9
 
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