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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 “retrospectively” 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.

34 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
retrospectively257217(None) 
introspectively2572212introspectively
retrospective2083512retrospective__
retrospectives2192792retrospective_s
perspectively2553273pe_r_spectively
prospectively2553153__prospectively
respectively2285183re___spectively
retroactively2153383retro__actively
introspective2073574introspective__
reproductively2562504repro_ductively
retrogressively2271754retrogressively
retrospected1752664retrospect__e_d
retrospecting1863454retrospecti__ng
retrospection1784314retrospecti__on
retrospections1894174retrospecti_ons
detractively2154905detr___actively
perfectively2554835pe_r__fectively
perspectival2162135pe_r_spectival_
perspective2054865pe_r_spective__
perspectives2153525pe_r_spective_s
projectively2953985__pro_jectively
prospective2055405__prospective__
protectively2254725__pro_tectively
reflectively2354815re___flectively
refractively2354775refr___actively
respective1747625re___spective__
restrictively2153825restr___ictively
retentively1746085ret____entively
retributively2162325retr__ibutively
retroactive1645825retro__active__
retroactivity2162785retro__activity
retrodictive1853875retro_dictive__
retrospect1463835retrospect_____
retrospects1562905retrospect____s

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 Filter178691658740.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit65874343.84317141.3
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691344.24942054.8
 
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