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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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55 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
sparseness124549(None) 
spareness1139861spar_eness
coarseness1246172coarseness
hoarseness1345302hoarseness
sarsenets946512s_arsenets
scarceness1444762scarceness
sparsenesses1345802sparsenesses
apartness1146053apar_tness
averseness1345023averseness
awareness1236343awar_eness
bareness10912813_bar_eness
baseness10910943_ba_seness
falseness1236093_falseness
harshness1545963_harshness
largeness1038273_largeness
opaqueness2142343opaqueness
operoseness1354833operoseness
paleness10312983_pa_leness
parceners1337453_parceners
pastness102510503_pa_stness
pureness101110183_pur_eness
pursiness1138453_pursiness
rareness81112853_rar_eness
safeness11239633s_a_feness
sageness92111983s_a_geness
sameness102712683s_a_meness
saneness82313723s_a_neness
sarcenets1146953s_arcenets
sarsenet8412943s_arsene_t
sarsens7311393s_arsen__s
sarsnets836783s_ars_nets
sassiness8249333s_assiness
scariness11310183scar_iness
separateness1455503separateness
sharpeners1543893sharpeners
sharpness1434933shar_pness
smarminess1444303smarminess
smartness1136143smar_tness
soreness8914793s_or_eness
spaceless1335733spa_celess
spaciness1337083spa_ciness
sparenesses1339173spar_enesses
sparsest1048813spars__est
sparteines12105173sparteine_s
sportiness1278233sportiness
spruceness1444103spruceness
spryness1334003sp_r_yness
squareness1944763squar_eness
stableness1248823stableness
staleness9310783sta_leness
starkness1335963star_kness
suaveness1247703sua_veness
sureness8912903s_ur_eness
swartness1236113swar_tness
terseness948403_terseness

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603556.89020406.8
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691557.07625253.1
 
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