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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 “sickness” 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.

29 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
sickness143783(None) 
slickness1535901slickness
iciness938862_iciness
ickiness1436752_ickiness
niceness1039842niceness
packness1636932packness
pickiness1737622pickiness
pinkness1436512pinkness
quickness2443732quickness
richness1337432richness
sickbeds17254212sickbeds
sickees134514212sick_ees
sickeners1535732sickeners
sickens134411482sick_ens
sickest131813792sick_est
sickies133717502sickie_s
sickles133417542sickle_s
sickliness1645002sickliness
sicknesses1636762sicknesses
silkiness1337252silkiness
siziness1737422siziness
slackness1535432slackness
sockless14267792sockless
spiciness1347052spiciness
stickiness1635902stickiness
suchness1335762suchness
suckless14288822suckless
thickness1844442thickness
wickless1736082wickless

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059293.83031608.1
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691294.23342213.8
 
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