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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 “instructive” 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.

28 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
instructive165648(None) 
constructive1957442constructive
destructive1755692destructive
instinctive1654372instinctive
instructing1446292instructing
instruction13137942instruction
instructively2164422instructively
obstructive1854612obstructive
uninstructive1862942uninstructive
abstractive1854893abstractive
constrictive1956623constrictive
distractive1746773distractive
inductive1547263in__ductive
inscriptive1853843inscriptive
insinuative1454023insinuative
inspective1746403ins_pective
instigative1555123instigative
instruct1047543instruct___
instructed1345633instruct_ed
instructions14137813instructions
instructor1255163instruct_or
instructors1355383instructors
instructs1145793instruct__s
interactive1659633interactive
intrusive1245973in_tru_sive
intuitive1246163in_t_uitive
obstructives1953913obstructives
restrictive1646363restrictive

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 Filter1786911216330.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121633284.50027029.6
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691284.88936549.6
 
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