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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 “detectives” 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.

48 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
detectives164578(None) 
defectives1945681defectives
detective1548101detective_
defective1848002defective_
detections131410042detections
detersives1444952detersives
directives1655832directives
ejectives2145442_ejectives
electives1448932_electives
adjectives2343733adjectives
deceives1437903d__eceives
deceptive1746853deceptive_
decoctive1745863decoctive_
deductive1645473deductive_
defections161510203defections
defectively2345203defectively
defensives1743863defensives
deflective1956093deflective_
dejections20168353dejections
delectates1348193delectates
detected12289733detect__ed
detecter11298733detect__er
detecters12217753detect_ers
detecting13259983detecti_ng
detection121310413detecti_on
detectors12278303detect_ors
detects104011093detect___s
detentes92712873detent__es
detentions11148803detentions
detentists1145503detentists
determines1358433determines
detersive1346343detersive_
detractive1647373detractive_
digestives1545213digestives
directive1557773directive_
effectives21134563effectives
ejective2037153_ejective_
elective13311003_elective_
erective13311833_erective_
executives2263163_executives
invectives1885903invectives
objectives2444533objectives
perfectives2145473perfectives
refective1749113refective_
rejective2148253rejective_
retentive1249853retentive_
selective1449523selective_
tectites1039993__tectites

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603488.12617302.9
3Display Results48480.0133692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691488.55920877.6
 
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