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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forforcefulness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

16 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
forcefulness205445(None) 
forcefulnesses2254172forcefulnesses
forgetfulness2053742forgetfulness
voicefulness2053642voicefulness
carefulness1645963car_efulness
dolefulness1544883do_lefulness
fancifulness2053763fancifulness
fatefulness1746013f_atefulness
forceless1435723force__l_ess
fretfulness1776223f_retfulness
gracefulness1855253gracefulness
hopefulness1954873ho_pefulness
mercifulness1964423mercifulness
peacefulness1954993peacefulness
ruefulness1346103__ruefulness
woefulness1645263wo__efulness

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024164.05023462.7
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691164.41040519.5