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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 “adoptive” 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.

56 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
adoptive144550(None) 
adaptive1445131adaptive
abortive1346882abortive
additive1345862additive
adoptee1048412adopt_ee
adopting1237452adopting
adoption1146082adoption
adoptively1953322adoptively
adsorptive1653362adsorptive
ablative1348243ablative
absorptive1753673absorptive
acceptive1845073acceptive
active11313743a__ctive
adapting1236643adapting
adaption1145643adaption
adaptively1953053adaptively
addictive1644563addictive
additives1444443additives
adductive1643963adductive
adhesive1543803adhesive
adjective2244813adjective
adjustive2043243adjustive
adopt81219743adopt___
adoptable1444753adoptable
adopted1136253adopt_ed
adoptees1145123adoptees
adopter1036763adopt_er
adopters1136693adopters
adoptions1245783adoptions
adopts998083adopt__s
advective1845233advective
adventive1645813adventive
advocative1943963advocative
agentive1248043agentive
amative12311733a_mative
amortise10428513amortise
amortize1987743amortize
auditive1247163auditive
azotise1637073azo_tise
azotize1537083azo_tize
captive1438973_captive
costive12312843_costive
dative10311813_d_ative
deprive1338303_deprive
donative12139873_donative
eductive1476863eductive
emotive1239193emo_tive
eruptive1345793eruptive
exaptive2045253exaptive
ideative1238573ideative
motive113112143_mo_tive
optime1079353__optime
radiative1348173radiative
sorptive1346473sorptive
sportive1348333sportive
votive12348933_vo_tive

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162568.01618233.8
3Display Results56560.0301866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691568.45221141.9
 
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