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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 “plosive” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

118 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
plosive123667(None) 
plosives1335891plosives
elusive1057002elusive
erosive1039202erosive
explosive2144832explosive
implosive1643952implosive
passive12239592passive
pensive122610392pensive
plausive1344582plausive
plosion939112plosion
abusive1245283abusive
alive85722513al__ive
allusive1144783allusive
alsike1047913al_sike
amosite9313163amosite
amusive1246253amusive
apposite12410013apposite
blooie83913193blooi_e
close76425223clos__e
closing103114843closing
closure9278483closure
clove105619443clo__ve
cosie74728273_cosi_e
cosine83823513_cosine
costive12312843_costive
cursive1237833cursive
delusive1245853delusive
elative10312453elative
emotive1239193emotive
eosine64519413_eosine
evasive1344663evasive
explosives2243643explosives
flooie93712153flooi_e
floosie10378933floosi_e
flossie10337443flossie
glaive10357933gl_aive
glossae8477283glossae
glove94516293glo__ve
illusive1144543illusive
implosives1743053implosives
inosine7314283inosine
inosite7314063inosite
jussive1734293jussive
live76540993_l__ive
looie55624243_looi_e
lose45144583_los__e
losing74022873_losing
louie55023513_loui_e
love75234763_lo__ve
lysine94210553_lysine
massive12289773massive
missive122413143missive
motive113112143_motive
ogive9379093__ogive
olive84817153__olive
opposite1247133opposite
passives13228823passives
pensile92713543pensile
pepsine11310603pepsine
phocine1438833phocine
pilose84514243pilos__e
pilosity1366333pilosity
piosity1268653piosity
plaice10311553pl_aice
plie65127393pl__i_e
pliskie1394543pliskie
plisse8368403plis_se
ploidy1237483plo_idy
plosions1038023plosions
plotline1037643plotline
plover115312613plo__ver
plowing133111723plowing
ploying132811573ploying
podite93315353p_odite
poise75127893p_o_ise
police102918563p_olice
polite83625073p_olite
poolside1145043poolside
poove104514303p_o_ove
popsie103013063popsi_e
pose66441733p_os__e
posies84431433p_osies
posing93922643p_osing
posit75833333p_osi_t
posited10511493p_osited
positive1349993p_ositive
posits85718713p_osits
posole8314223p_osole
posse74722273p_os_se
postdive1445763p_ostdive
postie84123963p_ostie
potsie83916033potsi_e
predive13511083predive
prelusive1455583prelusive
preside10715613preside
profile123211153profile
profusive1743763profusive
proline92321593proline
promine112819443promine
promise113415843promise
propine113020213propine
prose75835123pros__e
prosier93817493prosier
prosily12611633prosily
prosing103319383prosing
prosit85124593prosi_t
prossie91812963prossie
prostie91617743prostie
prove104823193pro__ve
provide1339853provide
ptosis83611823ptosi_s
purposive1643223purposive
pyosis114012123pyosi_s
suasive1037853suasive
tensive10269913tensive
tussive1035303tussive
visive1257873_visive
votive12348933_votive

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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271187.57617691.0
3Display Results1181180.0502360.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911188.01622291.8
 
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