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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 “refractiveness” 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.

42 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
refractiveness225485(None) 
reactiveness1756922re__activeness
reflectiveness2255102reflectiveness
attractiveness1983553attractiveness
defectiveness2256543def_ectiveness
effectiveness2455673_effectiveness
perfectiveness2455343perfectiveness
reductiveness1955543re_ductiveness
refractoriness1962223refractoriness
respectiveness2155363respectiveness
restrictiveness2093413restrictiveness
activeness1547704____activeness
creativeness1747764cre__a_tiveness
decorativeness2054184decora_tiveness
definitiveness2163794definitiveness
destructiveness2173804destructiveness
electiveness1757564_e_lectiveness
evocativeness2154184_evocativeness
fictiveness1946314__f_ictiveness
ineffectiveness2683004ineffectiveness
lucrativeness1854574lucra_tiveness
negativeness1656084ne_ga_tiveness
operativeness1876664opera_tiveness
reactivenesses1956924re__activenesses
receptiveness2056124re_ceptiveness
reflexiveness2662744ref_lexiveness
refractions16127724refracti_on__s
refractive1846694refractiv__e__
refractively2354774refractiv__ely
refractivities22103974refractivities
refractometers2182324refractometers
refrangibleness2171334refrangibleness
regressiveness1864224regressiveness
repetitiveness1963844repetitiveness
repressiveness1964814repressiveness
resistiveness1656024re_sistiveness
restiveness1449664re___stiveness
retentiveness1657164re_tentiveness
secretiveness1865864secr_etiveness
seductiveness1955244se_ductiveness
selectiveness1856514se_lectiveness
tentativeness1655024tenta_tiveness

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874423.87616995.4
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691424.23242223.8
 
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