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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 “selectness” 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.

40 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
selectness124545(None) 
electress1146112_electress
erectness1146122_erectness
selectees1147012select_ees
selectnesses1446112selectnesses
silentness1044572silentness
abjectness2152183abjectness
alertness946053_alertness
directness1344193directness
electees10238723_elect_ees
electrets1146543_electrets
exactness1843623_exactness
fleetness1244753_fleetness
meetness1036653me_e_tness
perfectness1853503perfectness
recentness1245463recentness
relentless1043703relentless
saltness82610243sal__tness
seductress1352253seductress
seediness10219173se_ediness
selected1159783select_e_d
selectee10910493select_e_e
selections12310873selections
selectiveness1856513selectiveness
selectmen1344613selectme_n
selectors1148963select_ors
selects91912143select___s
selfness1135153sel__fness
sereneness1047133sereneness
severeness1346123severeness
sexlessness1745313sexlessness
slackness1535433s_lackness
sleekness1344543s_leekness
sleepiness1245133sleepiness
slickness1535903s_lickness
solemnness1243213solemnness
soleness8814263sole__ness
strictness1245643strictness
sweetness1245683s_weetness
uselessness1075993uselessness

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 Filter1786911406030.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit140603406.84620538.0
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691407.26624592.8
 
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