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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 “contemplative” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
contemplative2212370(None) 
contemplatives23122771contemplatives
contemplate1755202contemplat__e
contemplating2054122contemplating
contemplation1985262contemplation
contemplatively2771892contemplatively
contaminative2054373contaminative
contemplated1954443contemplat_ed
contemplates1855283contemplat_es
contemplations2074733contemplations
contemplator1853733contemplat_or
contemplators1953573contemplators
commemorative2163044commemorative
completive1946234co___mpletive
concentrative2056214concentrative
conceptive1949514conce_p__tive
confederative2253754confederative
consecrative1957314conse_crative
conservative20106994conse_rvative
consummative2164054consum_mative
consumptive2054224consump__tive
contemporize2753374contemp_orize
contemptible2053274contemp__tible
continuative1755214cont_inuative
correlative1645544corre__lative
interpolative1865664_interpolative
noncumulative2062544noncumulative
nonrelative1456834nonre__lative

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024285.54617133.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.92230174.1
 
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