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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 “repulsive” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

35 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
repulsive149493(None) 
revulsive15113701revulsive
emulsive1344532_emulsive
expulsive2143902expulsive
impulsive1643402impulsive
propulsive1753332propulsive
reclusive1475432reclusive
recursive1445452recursive
repulse938192repuls__e
repulsing1237612repulsing
repulsion1145192repulsion
repulsively1953422repulsively
compulsive1943963compulsive
delusive1245843delu_sive
divulsive1642873divulsive
elusive1057003_elu_sive
preclusive1753883preclusive
prelusive1455583prelu_sive
recessive1447263recessive
reductive1547793reductive
regulative1446983regulative
reguline939503regul_ine
relive95120783re__l_ive
remissive1445773remissive
repressive1548113repressive
repulsed1136563repuls_ed
repulser1035803repuls_er
repulsers1144713repulsers
repulses1038393repuls_es
repulsions1244793repulsions
repursue1044033repurs_ue
requisite1865423requisite
responsive1553383responsive
revulsion1244353revulsion
seclusive1463753seclusive

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641357.65619415.0
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691358.10922036.1
 
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