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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 “pervasive” 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.

31 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
pervasive174448(None) 
evasive1344662_e_vasive
perfusive1744352perfusive
persuasive1553682persuasive
pervasion1446072pervasion
pervasively2253322pervasively
perversive1844352perversive
abrasive1345753abr_asive
corrasive1445063corrasive
derisive1247503der_isive
derivative1746683derivative
ergative1238973_ergative
erosive1039203_er_osive
invasive1444833_invasive
operative141110553oper_ative
parasite10314843par_asite
pensive122610393pe__nsive
percaline13410953percaline
perceive1546973per_ceive
percussive1743823percussive
permeative1748523permeative
permissive1753973permissive
pervade1337023perva__de
pervading1636303pervading
pervasions1545663pervasions
portative1449373portative
precative16312573precative
prelusive1455583prelusive
privative17188293privative
purgative1545283purgative
purposive1643223purposive

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641316.71622132.4
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.16824929.0
 
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