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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 “seamlessly” 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.

38 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
seamlessly154320(None) 
dreamlessly1752052dreamlessly
fearlessly1643132fearlessly
seamless10238722seamless__
selflessly1642622selflessly
sexlessly1943202se_xlessly
shamelessly1962412shamelessly
aimlessly1443283_aimlessly
beamless12327003beamless__
blamelessly1852163blamelessly
ceaselessly1652433ceaselessly
deathlessly1852353deathlessly
endlessly1343713_endlessly
fecklessly2282653fecklessly
flawlessly1952283flawlessly
formlessly1842953formlessly
haplessly1743183_haplessly
harmlessly1842783harmlessly
heartlessly1742733heartlessly
heedlessly1742773heedlessly
helplessly1842523helplessly
lawlessly1542813_lawlessly
namelessly1542983_namelessly
needlessly1442903needlessly
planlessly1542813planlessly
recklessly1962923recklessly
restlessly1344263restlessly
seatless83213003seatless__
senselessly1472613senselessly
shapelessly1962353shapelessly
sinlessly1254203s_inlessly
sleeplessly1652223sleeplessly
songlessly1443563songlessly
soullessly1343053soullessly
spotlessly1543143spotlessly
stainlessly1452353stainlessly
uselessly1243453use__lessly
wearilessly1752173wearilessly

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603385.82624133.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.24828599.7
 
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