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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 “prescriptive” 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.

40 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
prescriptive215323(None) 
proscriptive2152871proscriptive
descriptive1953682_descriptive
prescription18145342prescription
prescriptively26122052prescriptively
ascriptive1753833__ascriptive
inscriptive1853843_inscriptive
preceptive1947763pre_c_eptive
prescript1547033prescript___
prescriptions19135333prescriptions
prescripts1644743prescript__s
preservative2053953preservative
presumptive2063063pres_umptive
proscription18124513proscription
proscriptively26121653proscriptively
resorptive1544763_resor_ptive
restrictive1646363_restrictive
description1645374_description
descriptively2472324_descriptively
nondescriptive2261974nondescriptive
perceptive1946804p_erc_eptive
preadaptive1952914pre_adaptive
precative16312574pre_c__ative
precipice1745954pre_c_ip_ice
predictive1847424pre__dictive
preemptive1944144pre__emptive
preparative1846354prepar_ative
prepositive1855204preposi_tive
prescribe15106674prescr___ibe
prescribing1844554prescri_bing
presentative1755344presentative
preservatives2152784preservatives
procreative1846314pr_ocreative
proscriptions19114164proscriptions
receptive1648324_re_c_eptive
recreative1549024_re_creative
rescript1277424_rescript___
rescripts1374574_rescript__s
resistive1247584_res__istive
restrictives1755084_restrictives

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790408.18615244.3
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.59220797.4
 
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