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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 “possessively” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

47 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
possessively205297(None) 
obsessively1953322_obsessively
possessive15134312possessive__
possessives1583152possessive_s
concessively22134233concessively
oppressively2253533oppressively
ostensively1753713_ostensively
possessedly1771543possess_edly
progressively2263683progressively
aggressively2052874aggressively
assertively1774084_assertively
caressively1953874_caressively
cohesively2153864co_he_sively
compressively25103384compressively
degressively20174144degressively
depressively21114614depressively
digressively20143474digressively
dismissively2161954dismissively
dispersively2153514dispersively
dissuasively1951974dissuasively
excessively2663644_excessively
expressively2753954expressively
impressively2254394impressively
obsessive1443744_obsessive__
obsessives1552954_obsessive_s
offensively2352764_offensively
passively1744614p___assively
pensively1745914p___ensively
percussively2252774percussively
permissively2252554permissively
persuasively2092734persuasively
positively1845454po_s_itively
possessed1244234possess__e_d
possesses1046324possess__e_s
possessing1344674possessi__ng
possession1264844possessi__on
possessional1463644possessional
possessions1265024possessi_ons
possessiveness1763234possessiveness
possessory1552444possess__ory
prospectively2553154prospectively
protensively2053484protensively
recessively1964684_recessively
regressively19124754regressively
repressively20155184repressively
successively2282444successively
suspensively2052664suspensively

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 Filter1786911247900.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit124790477.83015937.4
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691478.29621539.4
 
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