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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsleeplessnesses” 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.

11 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
sleeplessnesses155468(None) 
sleeplessness1453552sleeplessne_s_s
cheerlessnesses1954543cheerlessnesses
heedlessnesses17136223_heedlessnesses
helplessnesses1855803_helplessnesses
needlessnesses14115693_needlessnesses
saplessnesses1347273s__aplessnesses
seamlessnesses1446973s_eamlessnesses
selflessnesses15115993s_elflessnesses
sexlessnesses1846743s__exlessnesses
shapelessnesses18156293shapelessnesses

Search took 2 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 Filter178691273830.266671770.7
2DLD Change Limit27383110.92029764.1
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691111.186150666.9