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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 “briefless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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83 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
briefless144361(None) 
briefness1444111briefness
beefless1335492b_eefless
briefers1335142brief_ers
briefest1335892brief_est
brimless1235272bri_mless
brineless1136242brineless
baseless1099563base_less
bedless1039703b__edless
befleas1236973b__efleas
bibless11439173b_i_bless
blissless1142633blissless
boneless10310213bone_less
bowelless1443833bowelless
bractless1335543bractless
brainless1136403brainless
brakeless1544993brakeless
braless92910563br__aless
brandless1236123brandless
breadless1235943breadless
breezeless2141693breezeless
brickles162810283brickle_s
bricoles122610303bricole_s
bridgeless1452153bridgeless
bridlers11359183bri_dlers
bridles104114473bri_dle_s
briefcase1651773briefcase
briefcases1752013briefcases
briefed1335743brief_e_d
briefer1235563brief_e_r
briefings1543733briefings
briefly1534573briefl__y
briefnesses1644943briefnesses
briefs115510073brief___s
brindles113710223brindle_s
brininess1138203brininess
briskness1544763briskness
bristles101510433bristle_s
brittles10178653brittle_s
brittlest11146193brittlest
broodless1235033broodless
browless1346653br_owless
brushless1444003brushless
crewless1335403cr_ewless
crimeless1335063crimeless
dripless1135243dri_pless
driverless1452703driverless
fireless112810593fire_less
fretless1138063fr_etless
friendless1442543friendless
greedless1144893greedless
ireless72312243ir_e_less
lifeless11228143_lifeless
orderless1044313orderless
prebless1236823pr_ebless
priceless1336883priceless
priestess1145293priestess
printless1137513printless
reflets103513153_r_eflets
reinless8139433_reinless
ribless93410343_ri_bless
riderless1044903_riderless
rifeness1138583_rifeness
rifflers14336443_rifflers
riffles133911163_riffle_s
riflers103512193_ri_flers
rifles94217703_ri_fle_s
riftless1136943_riftless
rimless9369363_ri_mless
rindless92510193_rindless
riskless1235763_riskless
riverless1244943_riverless
roofless11316733_roofless
skiffless19243053skiffless
strifeless1343213strifeless
tieless72512563_tie_less
tireless82510263tire_less
treeless839283tr_eeless
triflers113110213tri_flers
trifles103814823tri_fle_s
viewless1434033_viewless
wifeless14277483_wifeless
wireless11249633wire_less

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641836.98321286.1
3Display Results83830.0332515.2
 (SQL Overall)178691837.17224915.1
 
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