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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 “thriftlessness” 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.

27 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
thriftlessness206225(None) 
shiftlessness1854002sh_iftlessness
artlessness1146434_ar__tlessness
childlessness1963874ch_ildlessness
fruitlessness1654194_fruitlessness
guiltlessness1453774_guiltlessness
hairlessness1545304_hai_rlessness
heartlessness1665174_heartlessness
lifelessness1545294__lifelessness
limitlessness1553344limi_tlessness
listlessness1145824__listlessness
pointlessness1554614_pointlessness
resistlessness1282604resistlessness
restlessness1146514__restlessness
rootlessness1245614__rootlessness
shiftlessnesses1954994sh_iftlessnesses
spiritlessness1582564spiritlessness
tactlessness1445414t__actlessness
thanklessness2053834th_anklessness
thoughtlessness2271334thoughtlessness
thriftiness1742474thrift___iness
thriftinesses1952314thriftiness_e_s
thriftless1642214thriftl____ess
thriftlessly2151474thriftless__ly
timelessness1445784t__imelessness
tirelessness1245934t__irelessness
witlessness1446264__wi_tlessness

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit65874272.95322307.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691273.27954495.6
 
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