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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 “retroreflective” 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.

30 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
retroreflective237130(None) 
retroreflection20111672retroreflection
retroreflector1971123retroreflect_or
retroreflectors2071023retroreflectors
antireflective2271984ant_ireflective
retroflection1854044retro__flection
retrospective2083514retro__spective
reflective1857125_____reflective
retroactive1645825retro____active
retrodictive1853875retro___dictive
retroflections1953875retro__flections
retrospectives2192785retro__spectives
unreflective2052675___unreflective
antireflection19102416ant_ireflection
deflective1956096_____deflective
intellective1754656int___ellective
introspective2073576intro__spective
irreflexive246946__ir_refle_xive
noneffective2363586___noneffective
nonelective1666856___none_lective
perfective2047196pe___r_f_ective
putrefactive2251486put__ref_active
refective1749116_____ref_ective
reproductive20124336repro___ductive
retroflexion2262076retro__fle_xion
retrogressive1762646retro__gressive
retrospecting1863456retro__specting
retrospection1784316retro__spection
retrospectively2572176retro__spectively
supereffective27111666_supereffective

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 Limit95024306.90613759.6
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.28224538.7
 
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