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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 “selectiveness” 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.

62 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
selectiveness185651(None) 
electiveness1757551_electiveness
defectiveness2256542defectiveness
reflectiveness2255102reflectiveness
seductiveness1955242seductiveness
selectivenesses2056002selectivenesses
deceptiveness2155693deceptiveness
effectiveness2455673effectiveness
electivenesses1957643_electivenesses
invectiveness2156733invectiveness
objectiveness2755163objectiveness
perfectiveness2455343perfectiveness
reactiveness1756923re_activeness
receptiveness2056123receptiveness
reductiveness1955543reductiveness
respectiveness2155363respectiveness
retentiveness1657163retentiveness
secretiveness1865863secretiveness
selectness1245453select___ness
sensitiveness1655813sensitiveness
subjectiveness2863973subjectiveness
activeness1547704___activeness
assertiveness1655504assertiveness
attentiveness1665154attentiveness
creativeness1747764_creativeness
defectivenesses2496074defectivenesses
defensiveness20115814defensiveness
delusiveness1655754del_usiveness
electioneers1453694_electioneers
electives1448934_electiv__e_s
elusiveness1466604_el_usiveness
evocativeness2154184_evocativeness
festiveness1748224__festiveness
fictiveness1946314__fictiveness
ineffectiveness2683004ineffectiveness
inventiveness1956974inventiveness
negativeness1656084ne_gativeness
perceptiveness2354784perceptiveness
preventiveness2294894preventiveness
protectiveness2154594protectiveness
recessiveness1865904recessiveness
reflexiveness2662744refle_xiveness
refractiveness2254854refractiveness
repetitiveness1963844repetitiveness
resistiveness1656024resistiveness
restiveness1449664__restiveness
seclusiveness18145094seclusiveness
seductivenesses21145474seductivenesses
selectees1147014select__e_e_s
selectionist1458084selecti_onist
selectionists1556024selecti_onists
selections12310874selecti_on__s
selective1449524selectiv__e__
selectively1945354selectiv__ely
selectivities1854874selectivities
selectnesses1446114select_nesses
sportiveness1766984s_portiveness
suggestiveness1962924suggestiveness
susceptiveness2163384susceptiveness
talkativeness2053004talkativeness
tentativeness1655024tentativeness
vegetativeness2173254vegetativeness

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024625.65616800.6
3Display Results62620.0461347.8
 (SQL Overall)178691626.06229477.2
 
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