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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 “retrogressively” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

59 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
retrogressively227175(None) 
retrogressive1762642retrogressive__
progressively2263683__progressively
regressively19124753re___gressively
degressively20174144de___gressively
introgressive1762794introgressive__
repressively20155184re___pressively
retrogressed1452714retrogress__e_d
retrogresses1353564retrogress__e_s
retrogressing1553164retrogressi__ng
retrogression14103424retrogressi__on
retrogressions15113164retrogressi_ons
retrospectively2572174retrospectively
aggressively2052875___aggressively
depressively21114615de___pressively
digressively20143475___digressively
expressively2753955_e__xpressively
introversively2371955intro_versively
progressive1755185__progressive__
progressives1854295__progressive_s
progressivity2262955__progressivity
recessively1964685re____cessively
regressive1446495re___gressive__
regressivity1962995re___gressivity
retroactively2153385retro__actively
retrogradely1761525retrogr___adely
retrogress1143425retrogress_____
unprogressive1962505unprogressive__
antiprogressive2171486antiprogressive__
caressively1953876____caressively
compressively25103386__compressively
concessively22134236___concessively
degressive1545146de___gressive__
excessively2663646_e___xcessively
impressively2254396___impressively
inexpressively2981986_inexpressively
introgression1463056introgressi__on
introgressions1572856introgressi_ons
introspectively2572216introspectively
nonprogressive2072046nonprogressive__
obsessively1953326____obsessively
oppressively2253536___oppressively
percussively2252776pe_r__cussively
permissively2252556pe_r__missively
possessively2052976___possessively
progressivism2162346__progressivism
progressivist1962866__progressivist
protensively2053486__pro_tensively
protrusively2052526__protr_usively
recursively1953466re__cur__sively
repressive1548116re___pressive__
reproductively2562506repro_ductively
responsively2052746respo___nsively
retentively1746086ret____entively
retributively2162326retr__ibutively
retrocession1494456retro_cessi__on
retrocessions15114356retro_cessi_ons
retrospective2083516retrospective__
retrospectives2192786retrospective_s

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024597.17313247.5
3Display Results59590.0461282.6
 (SQL Overall)178691597.56223630.1
 
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