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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 “inexpressive” 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.

32 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
inexpressive246296(None) 
unexpressive2462731unexpressive
expressive2285932__expressive
inexpensive2352562inexp_ensive
inexpressible2462572inexpressible
inexpressively2981982inexpressively
depressive1646323_de_pressive
impressive1746293i__mpressive
inexpressibly2762333inexpressibly
ingressive1455263in__gressive
repressive1548113_re_pressive
unimpressive1962643unimpressive
compressive2055304_compressive
degressive1545144_de_gressive
depressives1745174_de_pressives
excessive2145044__ex_cessive
expensive2145844__exp_ensive
expressage2052394__expressage
expressible2254054__expressible
expressing2046624__expressing
expression1946574__expression
expressively2753954__expressively
inexpensively2862364inexp_ensively
ingressives1554254in__gressives
interpretive1775844interpre_tive
introgressive1762794introgressive
oppressive1745374__oppressive
reexpressing2263084reexpressing
regressive1446494_re_gressive
suppressive1853874_suppressive
unaggressive1761904unaggressive
unexpressed2173044unexpress_ed

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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790326.12620370.6
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691326.28228444.9
 
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