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

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

27 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
descriptively247232(None) 
descriptive1953682descriptive__
inscriptively2362482inscriptively
prescriptively26122052prescriptively
deceptively22104533de_c_eptively
destructively2253923destructively
disruptively2193233dis_ruptively
proscriptively26121653proscriptively
restrictively2153823restrictively
ascriptive1753834_ascriptive__
decisively1944084de_c_i_sively
decoratively2154444de_coratively
definitively2253254defini_tively
derisively1744684de__ri_sively
derivatively2264314de__rivatively
description1645374descripti__on
descriptions1755404descripti_ons
descriptiveness2362274descriptiveness
detractively2154904de_tractively
distributively2362254distributively
eruptively1844854_e__ruptively
inscriptive1853844inscriptive__
perceptively2454514perc_eptively
prescriptive2153234prescriptive__
receptively2165174re_c_eptively
resistively1745034res__istively
secretively1954714se_cr_etively

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024275.56317081.4
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691275.93630102.9
 
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