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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 “preventative” 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.

49 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
preventative205431(None) 
presentative1755341presentative
preventatives2152931preventatives
preventive1847542preven__tive
fermentative20113893fermentative
frequentative28131763frequentative
premeditative2162913premeditative
presentation1448993presentation
preservative2053953preservative
preventable1844983preventa_ble
preventives1945723preven__tives
representative19192313representative
argumentative1962264argumentative
augmentative1852714augmentative
devastative1853434_devastative
deverbative2053624_deverbative
frequentatives29141364frequentatives
gravitative1852974grav_itative
penetrative1646114p_enetrative
permeative1748524perme__ative
perseverative2162314perseve_rative
personative1647074person_ative
precative16312574pr__e_cative
preceptive1947764prece__ptive
precipitative2253604precipitative
predicative1947374pre_dicative
preemptive1944144pre_e_mptive
preoperative1955754preoperative
preparative1846354pre_parative
prerogative1755354pre_rogative
presentable1546034presenta_ble
presentations1548134presentations
preservatives2152784preservatives
preventible1854424prevent_ible
preventing161210264preven__ting
prevention1549174preven__tion
preventively2354704preven__tively
privative17188294priv___ative
provocative2154644prov_ocative
recitative1548184_re_citative
regenerative1655304_regenerative
repetitive1545404_repe_titive
representatives20211894representatives
resentive12410724_resen__tive
retentive1249854_reten__tive
revertive1548854_reve__rtive
sustentative15133104sustentative
tentative1247814___tentative
vegetative1744574_vege_tative

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 Filter1786911247900.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit124790497.26317181.6
3Display Results49490.0331484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691497.70623188.6
 
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