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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 “effective” 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.

61 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
effective207619(None) 
affective20135411affective
effectives21134561effectives
defective1848002defective
deflective1956092deflective
effecting1845582effecting
effectively2554492effectively
ejective2037152e_jective
elective13311002e_lective
erective13311832e_rective
ineffective2273932ineffective
infective17108972infective
perfective2047192perfective
refective1749112refective
reflective1857122reflective
adjective2244813adjective
advective1845233advective
affecting1845233affecting
affection1745893affection
affectively2553973affectively
afflictive21102803afflictive
bijective2343913bijective
defectives1945683defectives
detective1548103detective
directive1557773directive
eductive1476853e_ductive
effect1437443effect___
effected1744993effect_ed
effecter1664773effect_er
effecters1764323effecters
effectivity25103663effectivity
effector1644873effect_or
effectors1755033effectors
effects1535283effect__s
effectual1752763effectual
effectuate1852583effectuate
effete1235183effe_t__e
effusive1743263eff_usive
egestive1246833e_gestive
ejectives2145443e_jectives
electives1448913e_lectives
enactive1338513e_nactive
erectile1039513e_rectile
exceptive2345683exceptive
executive2164743e_xecutive
exertive1839083e_xertive
festive1339773__festive
fictive1537023__fictive
inflective18126563inflective
injective2178023injective
invective1798033invective
noneffective2363573noneffective
objective2345373objective
offensive1842773offensive
olfactive1743463olfactive
orective1339353_orective
perfectives2145463perfectives
refractive1846693refractive
rejective2148253rejective
respective1747623respective
selective1449523selective

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 Filter1786911486410.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit148641617.59319576.1
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691617.79622920.9
 
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