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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 “retroreflectivea” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

38 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
retroreflective2371301retroreflective_
retroreflection20111673retroreflecti_on
retroreflector1971124retroreflect__or
retroreflectors2071024retroreflect_ors
antireflective2271985ant_ireflective_
retroflection1854045retro__flecti_on
retroflections1953875retro__flections
retrospective2083515retro__spective_
retrospectives2192785retro__spectives
reflective1857126_____reflective_
retroactive1645826retro____active_
retrodictive1853876retro___dictive_
retrospectively2572176retro__spectively
unreflective2052676___unreflective_
antireflection19102417ant_ireflecti_on
deflective1956097_____deflective_
intellective1754657int___ellective_
introspective2073577intro__spective_
irreflexive246947__ir_refle_xive_
noneffective2363587___noneffective_
nonelective1666857___none_lective_
perfective2047197pe___r_f_ective_
perfectives2145477pe___r_f_ectives
putrefactive2251487put__ref_active_
refective1749117_____ref_ective_
reflectively2354817_____reflectively
reproductive20124337repro___ductive_
reproductives21113297repro___ductives
retroactively2153387retro____actively
retroflexes2151947retro__fle___xes
retroflexion2262067retro__fle_xi_on
retroflexions2362047retro__fle_xions
retrogressive1762647retro__gressive_
retrospected1752667retro__spect__ed
retrospecting1863457retro__specti_ng
retrospection1784317retro__specti_on
retrospections1894177retro__spections
supereffective27111667_supereffective_

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024387.93611973.8
3Display Results38380.0331151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691388.32921454.1
 
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