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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 “steadfastnesses” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

21 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
steadfastnesses18887(None) 
steadfastness176852steadfastne_s_s
stalwartnesses1751294st_alwartnesses
steadinesses1346904stead___inesses
colorfastnesses2061305colorfastnesses
dreadfulnesses19193795dreadf_ulnesses
earnestnesses1353665__earnestnesses
fastnesses1389085_____fastnesses
headlessnesses17137065_headlessnesses
headmistresses2061185_headmistresses
lightfastnesses2261435lightfastnesses
pleasantnesses1661565plea_santnesses
seamlessnesses1446975s_eamlessnesses
seamstresses1352255s_ea__mstresses
sedatenesses1346965s_e_d_atenesses
selfishnesses1844045s_e_lfishnesses
stealthinesses1751955stea_lthinesses
steaminesses1446225ste___aminesses
straightnesses1872585stra_ightnesses
straitnesses1246215st___raitnesses
tearfulnesses1645535_tearf_ulnesses

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874214.09316094.3
3Display Results21210.0161312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691214.43540291.1
 
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