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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 “tenuousness” 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.

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
tenuousness114668(None) 
sensuousness1155332sensuousness
sinuousness1146912sinuousness
strenuousness1354462strenuousness
tediousness1247762tediousness
tenuousnesses1357052tenuousnesses
arduousness1255773arduousness
deviousness1547273deviousness
emulousness1355323_emulousness
enviousness1447653_enviousness
fatuousness1446013fatuousness
generousness1356973generousness
heinousness1455583heinousness
ingenuousness1454293ingenuousness
jealousness1845323jealousness
nebulousness1454703nebulousness
nervousness1446033nervousness
onerousness1148263onerousness
pendulousness1654203pendulousness
penuriousness1557183penuriousness
sedulousness1365023sedulousness
seriousness11410163seriousness
tenaciousness1556563tenaciousness
tortuousness1255513tortuousness
tremulousness1563643tremulousness
vacuousness1645883vacuousness
venomousness1754693venomousness
venturousness1655193venturousness
zealousness2055193zealousness

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633295.39322553.9
3Display Results29290.030966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691295.81330739.9
 
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