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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 “operative” 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.

68 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
operative14111055(None) 
operatives15117881operatives
cooperative1847052cooperative
imperative1748562imperative
inoperative1646742inoperative
iterative12410712iterative
operate9615732operat__e
operatic1249932operati_c
operatics1346952operatics
operating12313722operating
operation11314002operation
operatively1946272operatively
optative1347652op_tative
overactive1847262overactive
tolerative1346252tolerative
comparative20176213comparative
cooperatives1965553cooperatives
copulative1747293copulative
corporative1847153corporative
creative132812803cre_ative
curative13310403_curative
durative1239073_durative
elative10312453__elative
ergative1238973__ergative
execrative2246043execrative
exertive1839083exer_tive
exonerative2155393exonerative
federative1746163federative
generative1458563generative
hyperactive2456293hyperactive
ideative1238573ide_ative
imperatives1846443imperatives
lacerative1556283lacerative
lucrative1445863lucrative
narrative1247373narrative
negative1239083_negative
nonoperative1756283nonoperative
operable12410323opera_ble
operated11512223operat_ed
operates10515413operat_es
operations12312953operations
operator10310093operat_or
operators11410753operators
optatives1445203op_tatives
orective1339353ore_ctive
overate10620963overat__e
overdrive1646753overdrive
overlive142211293over_live
overtime131312273over_time
overtire111413113over_tire
oxidative2044313oxidative
pejorative2245693_pejorative
perceive1546973_perceive
permeative1748523_permeative
pervasive1744483_pervasive
portative1449373portative
precative16312573precative
preoperative1955753preoperative
purgative1545283_purgative
putative1348373_putative
relative11313143_relative
reparative1548173reparative
sedative1238853_sedative
separative1546973separative
sportive1348333spor_tive
superlative1648253superlative
ulcerative1545173ulcerative
vibrative1745583vibrative

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641686.62622433.0
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.06225303.2
 
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