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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 “constrictive” 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.

29 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
constrictive195662(None) 
constructive1957441constructive
constricting1747022constricting
constriction1648262constriction
contractive1849522con_tractive
conflictive2153773con_flictive
conservative20106983conservative
constative15410103const__ative
constitutive1754103constitutive
constrict13711623constrict___
constricted1646363constrict_ed
constrictions1747783constrictions
constrictor1596123constrict_or
constrictors1676013constrictors
constricts1477733constrict__s
constructible19113753constructible
constructing1746753constructing
construction1648083construction
constructively2463833constructively
contractile1547353con_tractile
contrastive1647293con_trastive
contributive1953583con_tributive
deconstructive22124103deconstructive
instructive1656483_instructive
nonrestrictive1972593nonrestrictive
obstructive1854613_obstructive
reconstructive21124463reconstructive
restrictive1646363_restrictive
unconstructive21104213unconstructive

Search took 4 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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024293.75025339.7
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691293.88945947.8
 
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