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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 “uncreative” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

35 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
uncreative154753(None) 
creative132812802__creative
noncreative1648232noncreative
recreative1549022recreative
ulcerative1545172ulcerative
uncreate10311352uncreat__e
uncreating13310472uncreating
accretive1645093accre_tive
anticreative1755033anticreative
creatine103417413__creatine
creatives14279693__creatives
cunctative1744503cunc_tative
decretive1547493decre_tive
excretive2145143excre_tive
incentive1489603inc_entive
inceptive1677823inc_eptive
inchoative1854043inchoative
increate10312203increat__e
incubative1745583incubative
lacerative1556283lacerative
lucrative1445863lucr_ative
narrative1247373_narrative
normative1448893_normative
nuncupative1853103nuncupative
procreative1846313procreative
secretive1446933secre_tive
uncoercive1753003uncoercive
uncombative2053213uncombative
uncrate9415953uncr_at__e
uncrating12813183uncr_ating
uncreated12312303uncreat_ed
uncreates11310433uncreat_es
underactive1745963underactive
unretire846963un_re_tire
unwreathe1564423unwreat_he

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603355.83024117.2
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691356.26328531.2
 
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