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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 “protractive” 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.

32 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
protractive185563(None) 
protractile1554101protractile
proactive1648362pro__active
protective1748422prot_ective
protracting1646932protracting
protraction1547212protraction
abstractive1854893abstractive
attractive1545553_attractive
contractive1849523contractive
detractive1647373_detractive
distractive1746773distractive
extractive2246603_extractive
portative1449373port_a_tive
probative1649173pro_ba_tive
procreative1846313procreative
productive1845513pro_ductive
projective2446813pro_jective
prospective2055403prospective
protract12510603protract___
protracted1545763protract_ed
protractions1646643protractions
protractor1446263protract_or
protractors1546623protractors
protracts1347023protract__s
protrusive1553393protr_usive
provocative2154643provocative
refractive1846693_refractive
retractile1246253_retractile
retroactive1645823_retroactive
rotative11310343_rot_a_tive
subtractive1854663subtractive
tractive13310043___tractive

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121633325.39022566.4
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691325.81330739.9
 
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