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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 “preoperatively” 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
preoperatively246296(None) 
preoperative1955752preoperative__
preparatively2353642pre_paratively
cooperatively2354193_cooperatively
operatively1946273___operatively
postoperatively2591263postoperatively
reiteratively1953793_reiteratively
federatively2253904_fe_deratively
imperatively2255574__imperatively
pejoratively2753674p_e_joratively
perspectively2553274perspe_ctively
predicatively2453524pre_dicatively
preemptively2452954pre__emptively
prefiguratively2771304prefiguratively
preoperational1853244preoperational
preparative1846354pre_parative__
preparatives1954444pre_parative_s
prepositively2352804pre_positively
preventively2354704pre_ve_ntively
projectively2953984pr_oje_ctively
prospectively2553154prospe_ctively
protectively2254724pr_ote_ctively
provocatively2662334pr_ovocatively
remuneratively2262594_remuneratively
repetitively2053524_re_petitively
respectively2285184_respe_ctively
vituperatively2561784vituperatively

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit65874273.48618896.7
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691273.81246875.9
 
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