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

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

53 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
instructiveness206415(None) 
destructiveness2173802destructiveness
obstructiveness2273392obstructiveness
intrusiveness1656313in_tru_siveness
intuitiveness1656193in_t_uitiveness
restrictiveness2093413restrictiveness
attractiveness1983554_attractiveness
disruptiveness2083334dis_ruptiveness
distinctiveness2162914distinctiveness
inattentiveness1862894inattentiveness
ineffectiveness2683004ineffectiveness
informativeness2363154informativeness
insensitiveness1863544insensitiveness
instructions14137814instructi_on__s
instructive1656484instructiv__e__
instructively2164424instructiv__ely
instructress1452894instruct___ress
instructresses1691754instruct_resses
invectiveness2156734in__vectiveness
seductiveness1955244__seductiveness
assaultiveness1762085_assaultiveness
assertiveness1655505asser__tiveness
consecutiveness2262815consecu_tiveness
descriptiveness2362275descriptiveness
imitativeness1864735imit__ativeness
imperativeness2155475imper_ativeness
inclusiveness1855125in_clu_siveness
ingressiveness1864165in_gressiveness
innovativeness2063175in_novativeness
inoperativeness2073895inoperativeness
inquisitiveness2762665inquisitiveness
inscrutableness1963325inscrutableness
instructing1446295instructi__n__g
instruction13137945instructi_on___
instructional1555095instructi_on_al
intensiveness1667485in_t_ensiveness
intricateness1564715in_tric_ateness
intrusivenesses1885445in_tru_sivenesses
intuitivenesses1865335in_t_uitivenesses
inventiveness1956975in__ventiveness
normativeness1855005_n_ormativeness
obstructives1953915obstructiv__e_s
obtrusiveness1874225_obtru_siveness
productiveness2283285_productiveness
protectiveness2154595prot_ectiveness
protrusiveness1962965protru_siveness
reductiveness1955545__reductiveness
refractiveness2254855_refractiveness
respectiveness2155365res_pectiveness
selectiveness1856515__selectiveness
structureless1561685__structureless
unobtrusiveness2071525unobtru_siveness
vindictiveness2363035vin__dictiveness

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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874533.72017708.1
3Display Results53530.0461152.2
 (SQL Overall)178691534.07943807.6
 
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