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

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

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89 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
refective174911(None) 
defective1848001defective
reflective1857121reflective
rejective2148251rejective
affective20135412affective
defectives1945682defectives
deflective1956092deflective
detective1548102detective
effective2076192effective
ejective2037152_ejective
elective13311002_elective
erective13311832_erective
infective17108972infective
perfective2047192perfective
reactive13310472re_active
receptive1648322receptive
reductive1547792reductive
refecting152413352refecting
refection141512282refection
refractive1846692refractive
resentive12410722resentive
respective1747622respective
retentive1249852retentive
revertive1548852revertive
selective1449522selective
adjective2244813adjective
advective1845233advective
bijective2343913bijective
deceptive1746853deceptive
decoctive1745863decoctive
deductive1645473deductive
defecting162510223defecting
defection151610643defection
defectively2345203defectively
defensive1644993defensive
detectives1645783detectives
directive1557773directive
eductive1476863_eductive
effectives21134563effectives
egestive1246833_egestive
ejectives2145443_ejectives
electives1448933_electives
enactive1338513_enactive
erectile1039513_erectile
executive2164743_executive
exertive1839083_exertive
festive1339773__festive
fictive1537023__fictive
ineffective2273943ineffective
inflective18126573inflective
injective2178023injective
invective1798043invective
objective2345373objective
olfactive1743463olfactive
orective1339353_orective
perfectives2145473perfectives
preceptive1947763preceptive
predictive1847423predictive
prefecture1744803prefecture
preventive1847543preventive
projective2446813projective
protective1748423protective
receive1239733r__eceive
recessive1447263recessive
recreative1549023recreative
redecide12127183redec_ide
redemptive1853303redemptive
refect114319333refect___
refected142311663refect_ed
refections151811643refections
refectory1746023refectory
refects124012743refect__s
reflecting1638823reflecting
reflection15168993reflection
reflectively2354813reflectively
reflexive2243033reflexive
refractile1544143refractile
rejectee17289623reject_ee
rejecting192211153rejecting
rejection181710253rejection
relative11313143re_lative
repetitive1545403repetitive
resecting122816483resecting
resection111613273resection
resistive1247583resistive
restive10315933r__estive
seductive1545613seductive
unreflective2052673unreflective
vegetive1545543vege_tive

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641897.01621186.0
3Display Results89890.0461934.8
 (SQL Overall)178691897.48523873.2