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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 “pensively” 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.

44 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
pensively174591(None) 
expensively2654102expensively
passively1744612passively
pensive122610392pensive__
tensilely1244122tensilely
abusively1743483abusively
aversively1964083aversively
cursively1744993cursively
decisively1944073decisively
defensively2154153defensively
delusively1753823delusively
densely1146713dens__ely
derisively1744673derisively
elusively1544223elusively
entirely1147333_entirely
evasively1843373evasively
expansively2653023expansively
extensively2453843extensively
festively1845773festively
genuinely1342953genuinely
intensively1756203intensively
lenitively1644693lenitively
massively1744153massively
naively1335903__naively
offensively2352763offensively
ostensively1753713ostensively
pensil83013333pensi__l_
pensile92713543pensi__le
pensils92811593pensi__ls
pervasively2253323pervasively
prelusively1953553prelusively
protensively2053483protensively
punitively18124823punitively
restively1548313restively
senilely1146113sen_ilely
sensately1244283sensately
sensibly1345593sensi_bly
sensitively1754993sensitively
suasively1544483suasively
suspensively2052663suspensively
tensely1037363tens__ely
tensibly1345143tensi_bly
tensive10269913tensive__
unlively1445753_unlively

Search took 8 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 Limit148641447.45319943.8
3Display Results44440.0331333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691447.90622601.9
 
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