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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 “adaptive” 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.

70 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
adaptive144513(None) 
adoptive1445501adoptive
adapting1236642adapting
adaption1145642adaption
adaptively1953052adaptively
additive1345862additive
amative12311732ama_tive
captive1438972_captive
dative10311812_da_tive
exaptive2045252exaptive
ablative1348243ablative
abortive1346883abortive
acceptive1845073acceptive
active11313743__active
adamsite1144423adamsite
adapt81218553adapt___
adaptable1444613adaptable
adapted1135843adapt_ed
adapter1036173adapt_er
adapters1136103adapters
adaptions1245223adaptions
adaptivity1952543adaptivity
adaptor1034943adapt_or
adaptors1145253adaptors
adapts9107813adapt__s
addictive1644563addictive
additives1444443additives
adductive1643963adductive
adhesive1543803adhesive
adjective2244813adjective
adjustive2043243adjustive
adoptee1048413adopt_ee
adopting1237453adopting
adoption1146083adoption
adoptively1953323adoptively
adsorptive1653363adsorptive
advective1845233advective
adventive1645813adventive
agatize1739833aga_tize
agentive1248043agentive
apatite9312963apa_tite
auditive1247163auditive
baptise1139553_baptise
baptize2036983_baptize
captives1538623_captives
coactive1598623coactive
datives11310073_da_tives
dautie72914703_dauti_e
dawtie103011093_dawti_e
daytime1344783_daytime
deprive1338303_deprive
eductive1476863eductive
elative10312453ela_tive
enactive1338513enactive
eruptive1345793eruptive
ideative1238573ideative
inactive1348203inactive
laudative1344753lauda_tive
laxative1845093laxa_tive
maladaptive1951633maladaptive
native9613013_na_tive
nonadaptive1753103nonadaptive
preadaptive1952913preadaptive
radiative1348173radiative
reactive13310473reactive
sanative11310473sana_tive
sedative1238853seda_tive
sorptive1346473sorptive
stative102612933sta_tive
tractive13310043tractive

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162708.00318263.4
3Display Results70700.0302333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691708.43621182.0
 
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