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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 “countesses” 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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77 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
countesses124884(None) 
confesses1438622co_nfesses
contessas1145022co_ntessas
countersues1348532countersues
countess103710052counte_s_s
courtesies1246452courtesies
coynesses1437572coyn_esses
bluntnesses1345393bluntnesses
boundnesses1446623boundnesses
centeses1079443c_ente_ses
chanteuses1543803chanteuses
cohostesses1652553cohostesses
coldnesses1338423coldnesses
compresses1647773compresses
concusses1346343co_ncusses
condenses12710133co_ndenses
confessed1546053co_nfessed
congresses1348023congresses
contessa1044583co_ntess_a
contested12310703co_ntested
contester11311193co_ntester
contesters12410193co_ntesters
contests103413383co_nte_sts
contuses10413453co_nt_uses
converses14311163co_nverses
coolnesses1237193coolnesses
cordlesses1346303cordlesses
corninesses13410603corninesses
cosinesses121012823cosinesses
coulisses1145633cou_lisses
counselees1244083counselees
countered12313003counte_red
countermen1449293countermen
counterposes1647623counterposes
counters103320193counte__rs
counterspies1648313counterspies
counterspy1744663counterspy
counterstep1547113counterstep
countersteps1655883countersteps
countersue1247743countersue
countersued1447083countersued
counties10316283count__ies
countless1146373countles_s
countlessly1653123countlessly
countries11313613count_ries
courtesans1244253courtesans
courtesied1344063courtesied
cozinesses21179503cozinesses
curtesies1147533c_urtesies
curtnesses1238373c_urtnesses
dournesses1138243dournesses
dunnesses1037703_dunnesses
foulnesses1337933foulnesses
gauntnesses1245173gauntnesses
giantesses1143513giantesses
hostesses1247173ho_stesses
hotnesses1238903hotn_esses
huntresses1345283_huntresses
jointresses1843473jointresses
lornnesses1037823lornnesses
lostnesses1049303lostnesses
loudnesses1138433loudnesses
lownesses1236983lown_esses
mootnesses1237153mootnesses
nownesses1236893nown_esses
poetesses1137233po_etesses
politesses1245363politesses
roundnesses1247043roundnesses
softnesses1337603softnesses
soundnesses1247523soundnesses
sournesses10310013sournesses
stoutnesses1146973stoutnesses
tautnesses10118283tautnesses
viscountesses1851803viscountesses
woenesses1239133woen_esses
wornnesses1337133wornnesses
youngnesses1544283youngnesses

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603776.93620271.5
3Display Results77770.0332333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691777.40524131.1
 
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