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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 “impressive” 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.

33 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
impressive174629(None) 
compressive2055302compressive
depressive1646322depressive
expressive2285932expressive
impassive1644242imp_assive
impressible1755562impressible
impressing1547542impressing
impression1447092impression
impressively2254392impressively
impressure1453532impressure
ingressive1455262ingressive
oppressive1745372oppressive
repressive1548112repressive
unimpressive1962642unimpressive
aggressive1554253aggressive
caressive1445823_caressive
degressive1545143degressive
depressives1745173depressives
digressive1554583digressive
imperative1748563imperative
implosive1643953imp_losive
imprecise1545193impre_cise
imprese1138143impre_s__e
impress1137773impress___
impressed1446283impress_ed
impresses1338213impress_es
impressions1546823impressions
impressures1552953impressures
impulsive1643403imp_ulsive
inexpressive2462963inexpressive
ingressives1554253ingressives
regressive1446493regressive
suppressive1853873suppressive

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603336.35622121.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.77826363.4
 
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