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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 “proscriptively” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

39 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
proscriptively2612165(None) 
prescriptively26122051prescriptively
proscriptive2152872proscriptive__
descriptively2472323_descriptively
inscriptively2362483_inscriptively
prescriptive2153233prescriptive__
positively1845454p_os__i_tively
presumptively2592224pres_umptively
prohibitively2662004prohibi_tively
proscription18124514proscripti__on
proscriptions19114164proscripti_ons
prospectively2553154pros_pectively
restrictively2153824_restrictively
appositively2252765appos__i_tively
ascriptive1753835__ascriptive__
associatively2162365assoc_iatively
corruptively2253275_co_rruptively
descriptive1953685_descriptive__
disruptively2193225_dis_ruptively
inscriptive1853845_inscriptive__
irruptively1953445ir___ruptively
perceptively2454515p_erc_eptively
predictively2384165pr__edictively
preemptively2452955pr__eemptively
preoperatively2462965preoper_atively
preparatively2353645prepar_atively
prepositively2352805preposi_tively
prescription18145345prescripti__on
prescriptions19135335prescripti_ons
primitively2154245pr__imi_tively
procreative1846315pro_creative__
productively2353515pro__ductively
progressively2263685pro_gressively
projectively2953985pro__jectively
protectively2254725pro__tectively
protrusively2052525pro_tr_usively
provocatively2662335pro_vocatively
receptively2165175_r_ec_eptively
resistively1745035_res__istively

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024396.26615165.0
3Display Results39390.0301300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691396.65626846.6
 
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