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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 “refractivity” 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.

47 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
refractivity235350(None) 
reactivity1845392re__activity
reflectivity2353812reflectivity
refractively2354772refractively
retractility1754002retractility
retroactivity2162782retroactivity
effectivity25103663_effectivity
overactivity23103973overactivity
perfectivity2563843perfectivity
refractive1846693refractiv__e
refractivities22103973refractivities
refractorily2062523refractorily
relativity1645233re_la_tivity
activity1647584____activity
affectivity25103254_affectivity
bioactivity2152574_bioactivity
creativity1845164cre__a_tivity
destructivity2262704destructivity
detractively2154904detractively
directivity2054094_directivity
erectility1546264_e_rectility
facticity1945954__f_acticity
hyperactivity2963504hyperactivity
inactivity1854694__inactivity
infectivity2254704inf_ectivity
negativity1754234ne_ga_tivity
radioactivity2271624radioactivity
reactivate1545844re__activate
reactively1845884re__actively
receptivity2153874re_ceptivity
reflectively2354814reflectively
reflexivity2771524ref_lexivity
refractile1544144refract__ile
refracting1638734refract__ing
refraction15137904refract__ion
refractions16127724refracti_ons
refractometry2362314refractometry
refractories1754504refractories
refractory18134774refract__ory
regressivity1962994regressivity
resistivity1773784re_sistivity
retentivity1754174re_tentivity
retroactively2153384retroactively
selectivity1954784se_lectivity
superactivity2363864superactivity
underactivity2272464underactivity
vasoactivity2361634vasoactivity

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 Filter1786911247900.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit124790478.37614898.5
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691478.77920354.4
 
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