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

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

97 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
explicative255445(None) 
applicative2074712applicative
duplicative1954172duplicative
explanative2353102explanative
explicate20117492explicat__e
explicating2356122explicating
explication2248452explication
explicatively30102562explicatively
exploitative2452592exploitative
explorative2354242explorative
implicative2054662implicative
replicative1846082replicative
excitative2245023ex_citative
exfoliative2452483exfoli_ative
expectative2553583expectative
expletive2144443expl__etive
explicable2344343explica_ble
explicated22106103explicat_ed
explicates2196663explicat_es
explications2347533explications
explicator2145153explicat_or
explicators2244713explicators
explicatory2553843explicatory
exploitive2253463expl_oitive
placative1646223__placative
reduplicative2172833reduplicative
afflictive21102804afflic_tive
affricative2253034affricative
application1747474application
applicatively2562544applicatively
colligative1754344colligative
duplicate1447004duplicat__e
duplicating1745404duplicating
duplication1647294duplication
educative15136554e__ducative
elative10312454e__l__ative
elective13311004e__lec_tive
eliminative1654364eliminative
elucidative1752604elucidative
emulative1447454emul__ative
estimative1546484e_stimative
evaluative1644234eval_uative
evocative1746294e__vocative
excogitative2562114excogitative
execrative2246044ex_ecrative
executive2164744ex__ecutive
exhibitive2552744ex_hibitive
exhilarative2561744exhilarative
exhortative2453054exhortative
exonerative2155394exonerative
expiate16910594exp_i_at__e
expiating1938544exp_i_ating
expiation18710424exp_i_ation
expiration19610714exp_iration
explanation2045264explanation
explanatively2861824explanatively
expletives2243354expl__etives
explicably2653824explica_bly
explicit1946464explic__i_t
explicitly2452564explicit_ly
explicits2044934explic__its
exploitation2154704exploitation
exploitatively2961674exploitatively
exploration2066714exploration
exploratively2862424exploratively
explosive2144834expl__osive
expositive2254514exp_ositive
extinctive2253454ex_tinctive
extractive2246604extrac_tive
extricate1869074extricat__e
extricating2146694extricating
extrication2049794extrication
exudative2044894ex__udative
fricative1746744__fricative
implicate1547274implicat__e
implicating1855744implicating
implication1747774implication
implicatively2552864implicatively
indicative1647714_indicative
inflictive18104634inflic_tive
ligative1258804___ligative
locative1338684___locative
lubricative1853454lubricative
oxidative2044314ox__idative
palliative1544774palli_ative
plicate11314514__plicat__e
plication13311684__plication
plicature1344024__plicature
precative16312574__precative
predicative1947374predicative
privative17188294__privative
qualitative2353194qualitative
replicate13410044replicat__e
replicating1649094replicating
replication15712014replication
retaliative1454984retali_ative
vindicative2053794vindicative

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819979.15616253.7
3Display Results97970.0462108.7
 (SQL Overall)178691979.62518565.3
 
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