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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 “refractive” 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.

42 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
refractive184669(None) 
refractile1544141refractile
detractive1647372detractive
reactive13310472re__active
refective1749112ref_ective
reflective1857122reflective
refracting1638732refracting
refraction15137902refraction
refractively2354772refractively
retractile1246252retractile
retroactive1645822retroactive
attractive1545553attractive
defective1848003def_ective
deflective1956093deflective
effective2076193_effective
enactive1338513_e_nactive
erective13311833_e_rective
extractive2246603extractive
neuroactive1653883neuroactive
olfactive1743463olf_active
overactive1847263overactive
perfective2047193perfective
protractive1855633protractive
recreative1549023recreative
reductive1547793re_ductive
reformative1945673reformative
refract121311603refract___
refracted1557393refract_ed
refractions16127723refractions
refractivity2353503refractivity
refractor14156323refract_or
refractors15156273refractors
refractory18134773refractory
refracts13137383refract__s
rejective2148253re_jective
relative11313143re_la_tive
reparative1548173reparative
respective1747623respective
restrictive1646363restrictive
retracting13311933retracting
retraction121310533retraction
tractive13310043__tractive

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603426.83020586.1
3Display Results42420.0133230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691427.26324602.9
 
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