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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 “wilderness” 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.

30 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
wilderness144351(None) 
wideness12259472wi_de_ness
wildernesses1643622wildernesses
wildness1236202wild__ness
bitterness1245553bitterness
goldenness1243413goldenness
hiddenness1542193hiddenness
idleness936843_idle_ness
innerness946913_innerness
inverness1247133_inverness
limberness1443273limberness
mildness1136523mild__ness
mindedness1445143mindedness
riderless1044903ri_derless
sidedness1146783si_dedness
silveriness1443853silveriness
tenderness1145283tenderness
vileness1139983vil_e_ness
wickedness2043073wickedness
wideners12257993wi_de_ners
wildebeest1651593wildebeest
wildebeests176643wildebeests
wildered1336633wilder_e_d
wilderment1653703wilderment
wilderments1752753wilderments
wilders113513503wilder___s
wiliness1139113wil__iness
windiness1337373wind_iness
wiseness112010753wi_se_ness
woodenness1443723woodenness

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603308.81015959.5
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691309.26619284.6
 
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