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

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76 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
unselfishness199141(None) 
selfishness1743812__selfishness
unselfishnesses2061512unselfishnesses
angelfishes1862694angelfish_e_s
hellishness1744114__hellishness
selfishnesses1844044__selfishnesses
sniffishness2152194sn_iffishness
unselfish1542674unselfish____
unselfishly2051464unselfish__ly
uselessness1075994u_sel_essness
wolfishness2043734__wolfishness
bearishness1644545__bearishness
bluishness1544595___bluishness
bullishness1643955__bullishness
childishness2152605_childishness
churlishness2052515churl_ishness
coltishness1645045__coltishness
cultishness1644335__cultishness
damselfishes2151245damselfish_e_s
devilishness1962385devil_ishness
dollishness1544015__dollishness
doltishness1544215__doltishness
dwarfishness2292025_dwarfishness
feverishness2152565feve_rishness
fiendishness1952335_fiendishness
folkishness2143835__folkishness
foolishness1744495_fool_ishness
freakishness2252475_freakishness
ghoulishness1952345ghoul_ishness
girlishness1573655_girl_ishness
greenishness1653155_greenishness
jewelfishes2751785jewelfish_e_s
liverishness1852925live_rishness
mulishness1544545__mul_ishness
oafishness1644465___oafishness
offishness1943795___offishness
owlishness1644165__owl_ishness
peevishness1943145__peevishness
pettishness1643975__pettishness
qualmishness2652175_qualmishness
raffishness2043375__raffishness
reddishness1643435__reddishness
rosefishes1644115rose_fish_e_s
selflessness1444595__selflessness
selfness1135155__self___ness
senselessness1154735sensel_essness
sheepishness2052935_sheepishness
shrewishness2152185shre_wishness
sickishness2043655__sickishness
slavishness1753705__slavishness
snappishness1952285sn_appishness
snobbishness1952095sn_obbishness
sottishness1444435__sottishness
squeamishness27131305squeamishness
stylishness1743445__stylishness
swinishness1743575__swinishness
thievishness2192105thie_vishness
ticklishness2152335tickl_ishness
tigerishness1652655tige_rishness
uneasiness1046395un_e__asiness
unfeelingness1772105unfeelingness
unfitness1244845un___fi_tness
unholiness1344985unhol_i__ness
unlikeness1444685un__l_ikeness
unreadiness1244655unreadi__ness
unruliness1044635unrul_i__ness
unseemliness1452365unse_emliness
unseriousness1356425unseriousness
unsettledness1462445unsettledness
unsteadiness1353065unsteadi__ness
unwieldiness1652165unwieldi__ness
unwillingness1761985unwillingness
uppishness1743495u___ppishness
usefulness1345725u_se_f_ulness
waspishness1943085was__pishness
waterishness1853265wate_rishness

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790768.86014084.7
3Display Results76760.0461652.2
 (SQL Overall)178691769.29619222.4
 
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