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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 “retrogressing” 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.

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
retrogressing155316(None) 
retrogression14103422retrogression
retrogressions15113162retrogressions
retrogressive1762642retrogressive
progressing1545773__progressing
redigressing1552923re_digressing
regressing1248143re___gressing
reprocessing1754693repro_cessing
retrograding1553413retrogr_ading
retrogress1143423retrogress___
retrogressed1452713retrogress_ed
retrogresses1353563retrogress_es
derepressing1653574de_repressing
egressing1146854_e___gressing
introgressant14161994introgressant
introgression1463054introgression
introgressions1572854introgressions
introgressive1762794introgressive
preprocessing2053554prepro_cessing
readdressing1552794re_addressing
rearresting1245964rear__resting
recrossing1386974recro___ssing
redressing1247824re___dressing
reexpressing2263084re_expressing
reforesting1546194re_fo_resting
repossessing1553044re_possessing
repressing13310394re___pressing
reprograming1863904reprogr_aming
reprogramming2172924reprogramming
restressing1266044re__stressing
retroceding1544134retro_ce_ding
retrocession1494454retro_cession
retrocessions15114354retro_cessions
retrogressively2271754retrogressively
retrospecting1863454retrospecting

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024354.95319185.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691355.31233639.1
 
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