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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 “executive” 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.

56 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
executive216474(None) 
executives2263161executives
ejective2037152ejec_tive
elective13311002elec_tive
erective13311832erec_tive
exceptive2345682exceptive
execrative2246042execrative
execute1636782execut__e
executing1945582executing
execution1846302execution
exemptive2343832exemptive
exertive1839082exe_rtive
defective1848003defec_tive
detective1548103detec_tive
educative15136553educative
eductive1476863educ_tive
effective2076193effec_tive
egestive1246833ege_stive
ejectives2145443ejec_tives
electives1448933elec_tives
enactive1338513enac_tive
erectile1039513erec_tile
evacuative1843733evacuative
evocative1746293evocative
exaptive2045253ex_aptive
excessive2145043excessive
exclusive2144423exclusive
excretive2145143excretive
excursive2143933ex_cursive
executable2144033executable
executant1844113executant
executed1835503execut_ed
executer1745313execut_er
executers1854183executers
executes1736533execut_es
executioner2072613executioner
executions1946393executions
executor1744833execut_or
executors1844653executors
executory2143723executory
executrices2251903executrices
executrix1751473executrix
executrixes1951283executrixes
exhaustive2352343exhaustive
expectative2553583expectative
expletive2144443expletive
extortive1945143extortive
extrusive1944803extrusive
exudative2044893exudative
nonexecutive2452873nonexecutive
orective1339353orec_tive
persecutive1853933persecutive
precative16312573precative
refective1749113refec_tive
rejective2148253rejec_tive
selective1449523selec_tive

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641567.17320722.3
3Display Results56560.0301866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691567.67323288.3
 
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