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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search foreffectives” 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.

37 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
effectives2113456(None) 
effective2076191effective_
affective20135412affective_
defectives1945682defectives
effectively2554492effectively
ejectives2145442e_jectives
electives1448932e_lectives
perfectives2145472perfectives
adjectives2343733adjectives
affections1845893affections
affectively2553973affectively
defective1848003defective_
deflective1956093deflective_
detectives1645783detectives
directives1655833directives
effected1744993effect__ed
effecter1664773effect__er
effecters1764323effect_ers
effecting1845583effecti_ng
effectiveness2455673effectiveness
effectivities2453853effectivities
effectivity25103663effectivity
effectors1755033effect_ors
effects1535283effect___s
effectuates1952533effectuates
ejective2037153e_jective_
elective13311003e_lective_
erective13311833e_rective_
executives2263163e_xecutives
ineffective2273943ineffective_
infective17108973infective_
invectives1885903invectives
objectives2444533objectives
offensives1952193offensives
perfective2047193perfective_
refective1749113refective_
reflective1857123reflective_

Search took 7 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 Limit140603376.04623255.5
3Display Results37370.0331121.2
 (SQL Overall)178691376.49927495.2