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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 “defectively” 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.

32 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
defectively234520(None) 
affectively2553972affectively
deceptively22104532deceptively
deductively2154282deductively
defective1848002defective__
defectives1945682defective_s
defensively2154152defensively
effectively2554492effectively
electively1846382_electively
perfectively2554832perfectively
reflectively2354812reflectively
selectively1945352selectively
adjectively2753633adjectively
definitively2253253definitively
deflective1956093deflective__
detective1548103detective__
detectives1645783detective_s
detractively2154903detractively
digestively1953893digestively
festively1845773__festively
fictively2044603__fictively
ineffectively2753133ineffectively
invectively2255183invectively
objectively2854583objectively
reactively1845883re_actively
receptively2165173receptively
reductively2045163reductively
refective1749113refective__
refractively2354773refractively
respectively2285183respectively
retentively1746083retentively
seductively2054293seductively

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633325.12323742.5
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691325.53232301.3
 
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