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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 “descriptivenessa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
descriptiveness2362271descriptiveness_
deceptiveness2155694de_c_eptiveness_
destructiveness2173804destructiveness_
disruptiveness2083334dis_ruptiveness_
restrictiveness2093414restrictiveness_
deceptivenesses23125895de_c_eptivenesses
decisiveness1855925de_c_i_siveness_
decorativeness2054185de_corativeness_
definitiveness2163795defini_tiveness_
derisiveness1656965de__ri_siveness_
derivativeness2163805de__rivativeness_
descriptions1755405descripti_on__s_
descriptive1953685descriptiv__e___
descriptively2472325descriptiv__e_ly
perceptiveness2354785perc_eptiveness_
receptiveness2056125re_c_eptiveness_
resistiveness1656025res__istiveness_
secretiveness1865865se_cr_etiveness_
susceptiveness2163385susc_eptiveness_
assertiveness1655506asser__tiveness_
creativeness1747766___creativeness_
decisivenesses2056766de_c_i_sivenesses
defectiveness2256546de__fectiveness_
derisivenesses1857236de__ri_sivenesses
description1645376descripti_on____
destituteness1462926des_ti_tuteness_
discreteness1554486discr_et__eness_
discursiveness20103316disc_ursiveness_
distinctiveness2162916distinctiveness_
festiveness1748226fes____tiveness_
instructiveness2064156instructiveness_
lucrativeness1854576_lucr_ativeness_
obstructiveness2273396obstructiveness_
positiveness1756496pos__i_tiveness_
reactiveness1756926reac___tiveness_
receptivenesses22106056re_c_eptivenesses
refractiveness2254856re_fractiveness_
repetitiveness1963846repeti_tiveness_
resistivenesses1755766res__istivenesses
respectiveness2155366res_pectiveness_
restiveness1449666res____tiveness_
secretivenesses2055686se_cr_etivenesses
sensitiveness1655816se_nsi_tiveness_

Search took 6 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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874434.83013638.5
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691435.18634456.4
 
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