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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 “sexless” 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
sexless146724(None) 
bedless1039702bedless
coxless1637742coxless
dewless1137472dewless
excess1546052_excess
feeless103511102feeless
keyless1436162keyless
legless838012legless
netless739862netless
pegless1038052pegless
sapless93313442sapless
sealers74323552sealers
seamless10238722seamless
seatless83213002seatless
seedless9319512seedless
seeress7311572seeress
selfless1135012selfless
sellers73721322sellers
selles64426982selle_s
sexes126126222sex_e_s
sexiest142112222sexiest
sexiness1537942sexiness
sexlessly1943202sexlessly
sextets1497142sextets
sinless73014212sinless
sonless72612612sonless
stemless1036652stemless
sumless92611122sumless
sunless73013692sunless
taxless1436912taxless
textless15245792textless
useless7188422use_less
webless1237002webless

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671332.98336094.9
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.37552945.5
 
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