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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 “extensive” 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.

46 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
extensive194572(None) 
expensive2145841expensive
extensile1645031extensile
coextensive2371982coextensive
excessive2145042excessive
expansive2144392expansive
extensible1954012extensible
extension1646292extension
extensity1944722extensity
extensively2453842extensively
extrusive1944802extrusive
intensive1248402intensive
ostensive1244732ostensive
tensive10269912__tensive
ascensive1444183ascensive
attentive1245853attentive
defensive1645003defensive
detersive1346343detersive
exceptive2345683exceptive
exclusive2144423exclusive
excursive2143933excursive
exertive1839083ex_ertive
expansile1843943expansile
expense16127873expens__e
expensing1946003expensing
expensively2654103expensively
explosive2144833explosive
expressive2285933expressive
expulsive2143903expulsive
extendible2052953extendible
extending1835853extending
extensions1746133extensions
extensities1885763extensities
extensor1543913extens_or
extensors1644083extensors
extenuate1645003extenuate
extermine1848283extermine
extinctive2253453extinctive
extortive1945143extortive
inexpensive2352563inexpensive
intensives1347393intensives
offensive1842773offensive
pensive122610393__pensive
protensive1546203protensive
retentive1249853retentive
tensile72612733__tensile

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641468.69017104.8
3Display Results46460.0461000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691469.15619516.3
 
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