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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 “instinctively” 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.

34 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
instinctively215308(None) 
distinctively2263322distinctively
instinctive1654372instinctive__
instructively2164422instructively
infinitively2153853in_finitively
instinctually1861733instinctually
constitutively2262294constitutively
constructively2463844constructively
destructively2253924destructively
disjunctively2962234disjunctively
distinctive1754934distinctive__
imaginatively2262374imaginatively
inactively1845314in___actively
inattentively1962054inattentively
indicatively2154374in_dicatively
indistinctive1992284indistinctive__
inductively2054794in__ductively
ineffectively2753134ineffectively
inquisitively2862484inquisitively
inscriptively2362484inscriptively
insensitively1953544insensitively
insincerely1651814ins_inc_erely
instigative1555124instigative__
instinctual1351994instinct_ual_
instructive1656484instructive__
intensively1756204in_ten_sively
interactively2155174interactively
intuitively1754784in_t_uitively
invectively2255184in__vectively
inventively2045754in_ven_tively
restrictively2153824restrictively
unselectively2162434unselectively
unstintingly1653594unstin_tingly
vindictively2452454vin_di_ctively

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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024345.73616566.2
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691346.12229188.3
 
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