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

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71 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
positiveness175649(None) 
costiveness1648212cos_tiveness
positivenesses1965972positivenesses
punitiveness1755362punitiveness
festiveness1748223fes_tiveness
fugitiveness1964023fugitiveness
passiveness1646263pas_siveness
plaintiveness1854083plaintiveness
politeness1247983polit__eness
positives1459173positiv__e_s
positivest1544903positiv__est
primitiveness2054563primitiveness
promotiveness2053923promotiveness
resistiveness1656023resistiveness
restiveness1449663res_tiveness
sensitiveness1655813sensitiveness
sportiveness1766983spo_rtiveness
votiveness1646353vo__tiveness
abortiveness1755324abortiveness
activeness1547704__activeness
adaptiveness1853644adaptiveness
amativeness1646224_amativeness
appositeness1653274apposit__eness
assertiveness1655504assertiveness
citizeness21124654__citizeness
coerciveness1955404coerciveness
cohesiveness2056054cohesiveness
combativeness2254174combativeness
costivenesses1848164cos_tivenesses
creativeness1747764creativeness
decisiveness1855924decisiveness
derisiveness1656964derisiveness
divisiveness1954364divisiveness
electiveness1757554electiveness
erosiveness1447584eros__iveness
evocativeness2154184evocativeness
fictiveness1946314_fictiveness
forgiveness1864984fo_rgiveness
furtiveness1746534_furtiveness
incisiveness1756334incisiveness
intuitiveness1656194intuitiveness
massiveness1645264mas_siveness
motiveless1542964mo__tiveless
nativeness1357834__nativeness
negativeness1656084negativeness
normativeness1855004normativeness
operativeness1876664operativeness
oppositeness1653434opposit__eness
pastiness112312354pas_ti__ness
pensiveness1648654p_ensiveness
petiteness1248494p__etiteness
positioned1396004positi_one_d
positions11811504positi_on__s
positive1349994positiv__e__
positively1845454positiv__ely
positiver1445484positiv__e_r
positivism1754234positiv__ism
positivisms1853844positiv_isms
positivist1565684positiv__ist
positivists1654194positiv_ists
positivities1755454positivities
possessiveness1763234possessiveness
pottiness1179704po_tti__ness
productiveness2283284productiveness
prohibitiveness2572264prohibitiveness
protectiveness2154594protectiveness
punitivenesses1965654punitivenesses
reactiveness1756924reactiveness
repetitiveness1963844repetitiveness
transitiveness1763274transitiveness
volatileness1553944volatileness

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790718.90614011.9
3Display Results71710.080887.5
 (SQL Overall)178691719.37619058.3
 
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