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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 “aimlessly” 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.

38 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
aimlessly144328(None) 
agelessly1343462agelessly
aimless93610812aimless__
artlessly1243832artlessly
harmlessly1842782harmlessly
painlessly1543002painlessly
sinlessly1254202sinlessly
timelessly1543442timelessly
witlessly1543742witlessly
aidless83612073aidless__
airless73712043airless__
armless9369943armless__
brainlessly1652373brainlessly
carelessly1543963carelessly
endlessly1343713endlessly
faithlessly2052233faithlessly
formlessly1842953formlessly
godlessly1443153godlessly
haplessly1743183haplessly
joylessly2242493joylessly
kindlessly1842873kindlessly
lawlessly1542813lawlessly
lifelessly1642873lifelessly
limitlessly1682023limitlessly
listlessly1343463listlessly
mindlessly1643313mindlessly
namelessly1542983namelessly
pitilessly1542883pitilessly
rimless9369363rimless__
seamlessly1543203seamlessly
sexlessly1943203sexlessly
stainlessly1452353stainlessly
tactlessly1553363tactlessly
tirelessly1343653tirelessly
uselessly1243453uselessly
viewlessly1952123viewlessly
wavelessly1942893wavelessly
windlessly1743243windlessly

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641387.42020032.5
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.85922737.1
 
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