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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 “protectiveness” 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.

38 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
protectiveness215459(None) 
productiveness2283282productiveness
perfectiveness2455343perfectiveness
preventiveness2294893preventiveness
promotiveness2053923pro_motiveness
protrusiveness1962963protrusiveness
provocativeness25132193provocativeness
retentiveness1657163_retentiveness
attentiveness1665154_attentiveness
creativeness1747764cr__eativeness
defectiveness2256544_defectiveness
effectiveness2455674_effectiveness
electiveness1757554__electiveness
invectiveness2156734_invectiveness
objectiveness2755164_objectiveness
perceptiveness2354784perceptiveness
positiveness1756494p_o_sitiveness
preciseness1545784pr__ec_iseness
primitiveness2054564pr_imitiveness
progressiveness2172864progressiveness
prohibitiveness2572264prohibitiveness
protectionism1984944protecti_onism
protectionisms2094024protecti_onisms
protectionist17116684protecti_onist
protectionists18105144protecti_onists
protections15510704protecti_on__s
protective1748424protectiv__e__
protectively2254724protectiv__ely
protectress1553134protect___ress
protectresses1762364protect_resses
reactiveness1756924_r_eactiveness
receptiveness2056124_receptiveness
reductiveness1955544_reductiveness
reflectiveness2255104reflectiveness
respectiveness2155364respectiveness
restiveness1449664_r__estiveness
selectiveness1856514_selectiveness
subjectiveness2863974subjectiveness

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874383.28020083.5
3Display Results38380.0301266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691383.62349321.3
 
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