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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 “representative” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
representative1919231(None) 
representatives20211891representatives
presentative1755342__presentative
representation16154122representation
preventative2054313__preventative
representable17102333representa_ble
representations17153893representations
fermentative20113894fe_r_mentative
presentation1448994__presentation
preservative2053954__preservative
preventatives2152934__preventatives
reprehensive20122834reprehen__sive
representing1555134represen__ting
depreciative2084085depr__eciative
frequentative28131765fre__quentative
hypersensitive2583525hypersensitive
personative1647075pe_r_son_ative
premeditative2162915__premeditative
presentable1546035__presenta_ble
presentations1548135__presentations
preservatives2152785__preservatives
preventive1847545__preven__tive
recreative1549025recr__e__ative
recriminative2053455recrimin_ative
regenerative1655305re_gene_rative
reorientate1153375reor_ientat__e
reorientating1473765reor_ientating
reorientation1375595reor_ientation
repetitive1545405rep___e_titive
represent11410075represen__t___
represented1444115represen__t_ed
representer1353615represen__t_er
representers1452775represen__ters
represents1246755represen__t__s
repressive1548115repres____sive
reprobative1855645repr___obative
resentive12410725___resen__tive
resuscitative1882355re_suscitative
reverberative2162135reverbe_rative
supersensitive1962785supersensitive

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024406.90613759.6
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691407.29624491.6
 
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