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

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
preparatives195444(None) 
preparative1846351preparative_
preparations1648312preparations
preparatively2353642preparatively
reparative1548172_reparative_
comparatives21164853comparatives
pejoratives2353503p_ejoratives
preoperative1955753preoperative_
preparation1549273preparati_on
preparators1554723preparat_ors
prerogatives1853433prerogatives
preservatives2152783preservatives
propagative1954503propagative_
reparations13611663_reparations
separative1546973_separative_
comparative20176214comparative_
cooperatives1965554cooperatives
creatives14279694cre___atives
imperatives1846444_imperatives
operatives15117884__operatives
pejorative2245694p_ejorative_
performatives2392684performatives
preadaptive1952914pre_adaptive_
precative16312574pre__cative_
predacities1646914predaciti_es
predicative1947374predicative_
preoperatively2462964preoperatively
preparator1445244preparat__or
preparatory1853774preparat_ory
prepares122014164prepar____es
prepastes13128824prepa_st__es
prepaves15189194prep__a__ves
preportions1548264prepor_tions
prepositive1855204prepositive_
preprices1569264prep_r__ices
prerogative1755354prerogative_
prerogatived1952634prerogatived
preservative2053954preservative_
preventatives2152934preventatives
preventives1945724pre_ventives
privatives18186474pr__ivatives
propagates1556144propagat__es
propagations1745554propagations
properties141411894proper_ti_es
provocatives2253374provocatives
rebarbative1852894_rebarbative_
recitatives1645194_recitatives
relatives1239964_re__latives
reparation12612724_reparati_on
repartees1147254_repar_t_ees
restoratives1554164_restoratives
separates11310744_separat__es
separations1369274_separations
separatisms1554654_separatisms
separatists1354504_separatists
trepanations1444574trepanations

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790568.06315476.9
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691568.49921024.9
 
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