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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forexpressive” 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.

44 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
expressive228593(None) 
depressive1646312depressive
excessive2145042ex_cessive
expensive2145842exp_ensive
expressage2052392expressage
expressible2254052expressible
expressing2046622expressing
expression1946552expression
expressively2753952expressively
impressive1746292impressive
inexpressive2462962inexpressive
oppressive1745362oppressive
repressive1548102repressive
unexpressive2462732unexpressive
aggressive1554253aggressive
caressive1445823_caressive
compressive2055293compressive
degressive1545133degressive
depressives1745163depressives
digressive1554583digressive
excretive2145143excre_tive
expansive2144393exp_ansive
expletive2144443exple_tive
explosive2144833exp_losive
express1637493express___
expressages2152103expressages
expressed1946213express_ed
expresser1845733express_er
expressers1944433expressers
expresses1837863express_es
expressions2086353expressions
expressivity2763053expressivity
expressly2143463express_ly
expressman2152363expressman
expressmen2153353expressmen
expresso1743883express__o
expressos1844553express_os
expressway2551423expressway
expulsive2143903exp_ulsive
extensive1945723ex_tensive
extrusive1944803extr_usive
ingressive1455263ingressive
regressive1446493regressive
suppressive1853863suppressive

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603445.48325643.4
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691445.65531598.8