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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 “formless” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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
formless1324808(None) 
foamless13195841foamless
fordless12289001fordless
forkless15267431forkless
gormless11235441gormless
normless10235921normless
armless9369942_armless
cordless11299962cordless
coreless103013832coreless
fernless1136062fernless
filmless1344552filmless
fireless112810592fireless
firmness1334742firmness
fogless1138192fo_gless
foodless12338382foodless
footless113710802footless
forceless1435722forceless
forelegs1236612forelegs
formalness1544832formalness
formers128217952form_ers
formes114623712form_e_s
formlessly1842952formlessly
fortress1136752fortress
furless103210142fur_less
harmless1337402harmless
hornless1137362hornless
loamless10235212loamless
lordless9277482lordless
orbless937492_orbless
portless10310642portless
termless1036232termless
wordless12258842wordless
workless15276802workless

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.84631476.6
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.23242223.8
 
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