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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 “progressive” 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.

64 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
progressive175518(None) 
progressives1854291progressives
progressing1545772progressing
progression1455882progression
progressively2263682progressively
regressive1446492_regressive
unprogressive1962502unprogressive
aggressive1554253_aggressive
degressive1545143_degressive
digressive1554583_digressive
ingressive1455263_ingressive
introgressive1762793introgressive
nonprogressive2072043nonprogressive
possessive15134313p_ossessive
procreative1846313procreative
progress1137023progress___
progressed1445353progress_ed
progresses1347493progress_es
progressions1555553progressions
progressivism2162343progressivism
progressivist1962863progressivist
progressivity2262943progressivity
protensive1546203pro_tensive
protrusive1553393protr_usive
repressive1548113_repressive
retrogressive1762643retrogressive
antiprogressive2171484antiprogressive
arrestive1246754ar__restive
caressive1445824__caressive
compressive2055304compressive
concessive1745824_concessive
depressive1646324_depressive
expressive2285934_expressive
impressive1746294_impressive
ingressives1554254_ingressives
obsessive1443744__obsessive
oppressive1745374_oppressive
possessives1583154p_ossessives
processible1754004pro_cessible
processing15108184pro_cessing
procession1448414pro_cession
professing16106624pro_fessing
profession1546594pro_fession
profusive1743754pro__fusive
progestin1248424prog_esti_n
progestins1348654prog_estins
progressional1663964progressional
progressiveness2172854progressiveness
progressivisms2271874progressivisms
progressivists2072214progressivists
progressivities21122524progressivities
projective2446814pro_jective
propulsive1753334pro_pulsive
prospective2055404prospective
prossie91812954pro___ssi_e
protective1748424pro_tective
protractive1855634protractive
recessive1447264_r_ecessive
regressing1248144_regressing
regression1146954_regression
regressively19124754_regressively
suppressive1853874suppressive
transgressive1762194transgressive
unaggressive1761904unaggressive

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148819649.42315793.2
3Display Results64640.0461391.3
 (SQL Overall)178691649.62218571.1
 
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