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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forretrogressively” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

13 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
retrogressively227175(None) 
retrogressive1762642retrogressive__
progressively2263683__progressively
regressively19124753re___gressively
degressively20174144de___gressively
introgressive1762794introgressive__
repressively20155184re___pressively
retrogressed1452714retrogress__e_d
retrogresses1353564retrogress__e_s
retrogressing1553164retrogressi__ng
retrogression14103424retrogressi__on
retrogressions15113164retrogressi_ons
retrospectively2572174retrospectively

Search took 5 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 Filter178691435480.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit43548132.76615744.0
3Display Results13130.016812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691133.10857493.9