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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 “deviousness” 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.

33 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
deviousness154728(None) 
desirousness1356872desirousness
deviousnesses1747742deviousnesses
devoutness1443102dev_outness
dubiousness1446252dubiousness
enviousness1447662enviousness
obviousness1655712obviousness
perviousness1747682perviousness
previousness1757052previousness
seriousness11410182seriousness
tediousness1247772tediousness
anxiousness1847503anxiousness
biliousness1367283biliousness
copiousness1547813copiousness
curiousness1349003curiousness
deciduousness1754023deciduousness
decorousness1586173decorousness
deliciousness16116633deliciousness
deliriousness1496713deliriousness
devilishness1962383devilishness
heinousness1455583heinousness
jealousness1845323jealousness
nervousness1446043nervousness
noxiousness1846783noxiousness
odiousness1147043_odiousness
perilousness1457813perilousness
piousness1147643__piousness
preciousness1648473preciousness
speciousness1647553speciousness
tenuousness1146683tenuousness
variousness1448533variousness
viciousness1647953viciousness
zealousness2055193zealousness

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911216330.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit121633338.01315179.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.62220725.0
 
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