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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 “provocative” 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.

63 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
provocative215464(None) 
provocatives2253371provocatives
provocation1847352provocation
provocatively2662332provocatively
advocative1943963_advocative
evocative1746293__evocative
precative16312573pr__ecative
predicative1947373predicative
prerogative1755353prerogative
privative17188293priv__ative
proactive1648363pro_ac_tive
probative1649173pr__obative
procreative1846313procreative
productive1845513produc_tive
projective2446813projec_tive
promotive1648033promo__tive
propagative1954503propagative
protective1748423protec_tive
protractive1855633protractive
provocateur1851613provocateur
provocations1956873provocations
vocative1637913___vocative
corporative1847154corporative
fricative1746744fr__icative
gravitative1852974gravitative
locative1338684___locative
novocaine1442804_novoca_ine
pejorative2245694p_ejorative
personative1647074personative
placative1646224p__lacative
portative1449374p_o_rtative
predictive1847424predic_tive
prelocate13109524prelocat__e
prelocating1647414prelocating
preoperative1955754preoperative
preparative1846354preparative
prepositive1855204prepositive
prerogatived1952634prerogatived
prerogatives1853434prerogatives
preventative2054314preventative
preventive1847544prev_entive
prevocalic1952584prevocali_c
privatise14167764priv__atise
privatives18186474priv__atives
privatize23167044priv__atize
procaine12312274pr__oca_ine
prohibitive2152824prohibitive
projectile2144554projec_tile
prorogate1247694prorogat__e
prorogating1556064prorogating
prorogation1447394prorogation
prospective2055404prospective
protonate11412574protonat__e
protonating1448594protonating
protonation13510434protonation
protractile1554104protractile
provocateurs1961174provocateurs
provocativeness25132194provocativeness
renovative1645434_renovative
revocation15410814_revocation
rotative11310344_r__otative
suffocative2252344suffocative
vocatives1745884___vocatives

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819638.03318526.0
3Display Results63630.0302100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691638.48321064.6
 
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