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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 “otherness” 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.

44 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
otherness124551(None) 
motherless1544092motherless
otherguess1451372otherguess
othernesses1475422othernesses
utterness946222utterness
bitterness1245553bitterness
cotterless1244023cotterless
eagerness1046263eagerness
ethenes103313873ethe_ne_s
fatherless1644213fatherless
governess1346173governess
harness102413933__harness
innerness946913innerness
inverness1247133inverness
litheness1247363lithe_ness
motherliness1753083motherliness
notedness1047323not_edness
oneness7512143o_ne_ness
openness1035473o_penness
orderless1044313orderless
orneriness1045443orneriness
others93918003other___s
otherwise15103203otherwise
overtness1238223o_vertness
queerness1844213queerness
rottenness1043763rottenness
sheerness1236273sheerness
soberness1186463soberness
somberness1443513somberness
southernness1552483southernness
steepness1145723steepness
sternest8314433st_ernest
sternness946093st_ernness
ternes65422903_t_erne_s
theines104013233_theine_s
theres96525473_ther_e_s
thermels13607763_thermels
thermes126214613_therme_s
thewless1433923_thewless
thinness11277163_thinness
thornless1243633_thornless
togetherness1661503togetherness
tweeness11246403_tweeness
unharness1245253unharness

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641446.98621277.0
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691447.40524131.1
 
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