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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 “retrogressivelya” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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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
retrogressively2271751retrogressively_
retrogressive1762643retrogressive___
progressively2263684__progressively_
regressively19124754re___gressively_
degressively20174145de___gressively_
introgressive1762795introgressive___
repressively20155185re___pressively_
retrogressed1452715retrogress__e__d
retrogresses1353565retrogress__e__s
retrogressing1553165retrogressi___ng
retrogression14103425retrogressi___on
retrogressions15113165retrogressi__ons
retrospectively2572175retrospectively_
aggressively2052876___aggressively_
depressively21114616de___pressively_
digressively20143486___digressively_
expressively2753956_e__xpressively_
introversively2371956intro_versively_
progressive1755186__progressive___
progressives1854296__progressive__s
progressivity2262956__progressivity_
recessively1964686re____cessively_
regressive1446496re___gressive___
regressivity1963006re___gressivity_
retroactively2153386retro__actively_
retrogradely1761526retrogr___adely_
retrogress1143436retrogress______
unprogressive1962506unprogressive___
antiprogressive2171487antiprogressive___
caressively1953877____caressively_
compressively25103387__compressively_
concessively22134237___concessively_
degressive1545147de___gressive___
excessively2663647_e___xcessively_
impressively2254397___impressively_
inexpressively2981987_inexpressively_
introgression1463057introgressi___on
introgressions1572857introgressi__ons
introspectively2572217introspectively_
nonprogressive2072047nonprogressive___
obsessively1953327____obsessively_
oppressively2253537___oppressively_
percussively2252777pe_r__cussively_
permissively2252557pe_r__missively_
possessively2052977___possessively_
progressiveness2172867__progressiveness
progressivism2162347__progressiv_ism
progressivisms2271877__progressivisms
progressivist1962867__progressiv_ist
progressivists2072217__progressivists
protensively2053487__pro_tensively_
protrusively2052527__protr_usively_
recursively1953467re__cur__sively_
regressiveness1864227re___gressiveness
repressive1548117re___pressive___
reproductively2562507repro_ductively_
responsively2052747respo___nsively_
retentively1746087ret____entively_
retributively2162327retr__ibutively_
retrocession1494457retro_cessi___on
retrocessions15114357retro_cessi__ons
retrospective2083517retrospective___
retrospectives2192787retrospective__s

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024638.35611371.9
3Display Results63630.0501260.0
 (SQL Overall)178691638.76620384.6
 
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