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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordefectives” 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.

14 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
defectives194568(None) 
defective1848001defective_
detectives1645781detectives
defections161510202defections
defectively2345202defectively
defensives1743862defensives
deflective1956092deflective_
detective1548102detective_
directives1655832directives
effectives21134562effectives
ejectives2145442_ejectives
electives1448932_electives
perfectives2145472perfectives
refective1749112refective_

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 Filter1786911088240.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit108824143.25033484.3
3Display Results14140.016875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691143.67248663.1