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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 “formalness” 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.

41 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
formalness154483(None) 
formalises15258992formalises
formalnesses1744482formalnesses
formless13248082form_l_ess
cordialness1444763cordialness
dismalness1344043dismalness
fatalness1245773f_atalness
femaleness1545763f_emaleness
firmness1334743firm__ness
foaminess1437503foam_iness
foamless13195843foam_l_ess
forceless1435723forcel_ess
fordless12289003for_dl_ess
forkiness16268703for_kiness
forkless15267433for_kl_ess
formalins1447213formal_ins
formalise14239783formal_ise
formalised16266663formalised
formalism16218183formal_ism
formalisms17227243formalisms
formalist141910643formal_ist
formalists15217623formalists
formalizers25255383formalizers
formalizes242710073formalizes
formals123312893formal___s
formants13269953forma_n_ts
formates132814293forma_te_s
formatters1544573formatters
forwardness1853083forwardness
foulness11236653fo__ulness
frailness1236543f_railness
gormless11235443gorm_l_ess
localness1145233lo_calness
normalises12228503normalises
normless10235923norm_l_ess
ovalness1134673_o_valness
realness8410443__realness
vocalness1444393vo_calness
womanless1443383wo_manless
womanness1444473wo_manness
worminess14127613worm_iness

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603416.06323190.3
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.23528659.3
 
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