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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 “detersive” 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.

45 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
detersive134634(None) 
detersives1444951detersives
defensive1644992defensive
detective1548102detective
determine1249032determine
aspersive1445893aspersive
aversive1447443_aversive
deceive1337813dece__ive
deceptive1746853deceptive
decisive1446633de_cisive
decretive1547493decretive
deerlike1335723de_erlike
defective1848003defective
defensives1743863defensives
degressive1545143degressive
delusive1245843de_lusive
depressive1646323depressive
deprive1338303de_pr_ive
derisive1247503de_risive
derive103817043d__er_ive
deserve11108703deser__ve
detectives1645783detectives
deterge9118463deter__ge
deterging1237853deterging
determined1455823determined
determiner1345483determiner
determines1358433determines
deterring1138623deterring
deters74724683deters___
deuteride1145543deuter_ide
dispersive1645903dispersive
eternise8119663_eternise
eternize17118363_eternize
exertive1839083_exertive
extensive1945723extensive
intensive1248403intensive
inversive1557193inversive
ostensive1244733ostensive
perversive1844353perversive
recessive1447263recessive
recursive1445453recursive
retentive1249853retentive
revertive1548853revertive
tensive10269913__tensive
waterside1345803waterside

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641457.07621006.4
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.52823736.8
 
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