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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 “perfectives” 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.

41 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
perfectives214546(None) 
perfective2047191perfective_
defectives1945682de_fectives
effectives21134562_effectives
imperfectives2562042imperfectives
perfections1848142perfections
perfectively2554832perfectively
perspectives2153512perspectives
correctives1845573correctives
defective1848003de_fective_
detectives1645783de_tectives
directives1655833dir_ectives
effective2076193_effective_
ejectives2145443_e_jectives
electives1448923_e_lectives
erective13311833_er_ective_
imperfective2452753imperfective_
pendentives1753673pendentives
perceives1646313per__ceives
percentiles1546203percentiles
perceptive1946803perceptive_
perfectas16135073perfect__as
perfected1736633perfect__ed
perfecter1646043perfect__er
perfecters1745433perfect_ers
perfectest1744813perfect__est
perfectible2053433perfectible
perfecting1847513perfecti_ng
perfection1748363perfecti_on
perfectiveness2455343perfectiveness
perfectivities2483873perfectivities
perfectivity2563843perfectivity
perfectness1853503perfectness
perfectos16106073perfect__os
perfects15107353perfect___s
permeative1748523permeative_
persecutive1853933persecutive_
perspective2054863perspective_
prefectures1844303prefectures
preventives1945723preventives
refective1749113re_fective_

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633415.40622499.6
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691415.56232127.1
 
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