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

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

23 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
retroreflection20111671retroreflection_
retroflection1854043retro__flection_
retroflections1953873retro__flections
retroreflective2371303retroreflecti_ve
retroreflector1971123retroreflect_o_r
retroreflectors2071023retroreflect_ors
antireflection19102415ant_ireflection_
retroflexion2262075retro__fle_xion_
retroflexions2362045retro__fle_xions
retrospection1784315retro__spection_
retrospections1894175retro__spections
recollection1654856re_co__llection_
recollections1754726re_co__llections
reelection12198636re____e_lection_
reelections13167946re____e_lections
reflection15168996_____reflection_
reflectional1753996_____reflectional
reflections16178556_____reflections
retroaction1347366retro____action_
retroactions1447076retro____actions
retrodiction1555656retro___diction_
retrodictions1655536retro___dictions
retrospecting1863456retro__specti_ng

Search took 6 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874235.07612977.5
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691235.40533060.3
 
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