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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 “retrospectively” 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.
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78 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
retrospectively257217(None) 
introspectively2572212introspectively
retrospective2083512retrospective__
retrospectives2192782retrospective_s
perspectively2553273pe_r_spectively
prospectively2553153__prospectively
respectively2285183re___spectively
retroactively2153383retro__actively
introspective2073574introspective__
reproductively2562504repro_ductively
retrogressively2271754retrogressively
retrospected1752664retrospect__e_d
retrospecting1863454retrospecti__ng
retrospection1784314retrospecti__on
retrospections1894174retrospecti_ons
detractively2154905detr___actively
perfectively2554835pe_r__fectively
perspectival2162135pe_r_spectival_
perspective2054865pe_r_spective__
perspectives2153515pe_r_spective_s
projectively2953985__pro_jectively
prospective2055405__prospective__
protectively2254725__pro_tectively
reflectively2354815re___flectively
refractively2354775refr___actively
respective1747625re___spective__
restrictively2153825restr___ictively
retentively1746085ret____entively
retributively2162325retr__ibutively
retroactive1645825retro__active__
retroactivity2162785retro__activity
retrodictive1853875retro_dictive__
retrospect1463835retrospect_____
retrospects1562905retrospect____s
attractively2053586attr___actively
collectively22114626___collectively
connectively2255186___connectively
correctively2254866___correctively
defectively2345206de____fectively
destructively2253926destr___uctively
effectively2554496_e___ffectively
electively1846386_e____lectively
eruptively1844856_e_r_up__tively
extractively2754536extr___actively
intellectively2262616int_ellectively
introspected1752846introspect__e_d
introspecting18123576introspecti__ng
introspection1764626introspecti__on
introspectional1972636introspectional
introspections1864066introspecti_ons
introversively2371956intro_versively
objectively2854586____objectively
perceptively2454516pe_r__ceptively
preoperatively2462966pre__o_peratively
prepositively2352806pre_pos__itively
productively2353516__pro_ductively
radioactively22112196radio__actively
reactively1845886re_____actively
receptively2165176re____ceptively
reductively2045166re____ductively
regressively19124756regr___essively
remonstratively23172506remonstratively
repetitively2053526re____petitively
repressively20155186repr___essively
reproductive20124336repro_ductive__
reproductives21113296repro_ductive_s
resistively1745036re___s_istively
respectably2083856re___spect_ably
respectfully2262486re___spectfully
responsively2052746re___sponsively
restively1548316re___s___tively
retroflection1854046retroflecti__on
retroflections1953876retroflecti_ons
retrogressive1762646retrogressive__
retroreflective2371306retroreflective__
secretively1954716secr___e_tively
selectively1945356se____lectively
serpentinely1752716se_r__pentinely

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024787.76312240.6
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691788.16921874.3
 
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