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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 “selective” 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.

89 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
selective144952(None) 
elective13311001_elective
defective1848002defective
deflective1956092deflective
detective1548102detective
ejective2037152_ejective
electives1448932_electives
erective13311832_erective
refective1749112refective
reflective1857122reflective
rejective2148252rejective
seductive1545612seductive
selectee10910492select_ee
selecting12310532selecting
selection11311272selection
selectively1945352selectively
unselective1653762unselective
adjective2244813adjective
advective1845233advective
affective20135413affective
bijective2343913bijective
celestine11147943celestine
celestite11167033celestite
collective1747123collective
deceptive1746853deceptive
decoctive1745863decoctive
deductive1645473deductive
defectives1945683defectives
delectate1248743delectate
depletive1545623deple_tive
detectives1645783detectives
directive1557773directive
eductive1476863_eductive
effective2076193effective
egestive1246833_egestive
ejectives2145443_ejectives
elative10312453_el_ative
electee92513243_elect_ee
electing112113783_electing
election102015353_election
electively1846383_electively
enactive1338513_enactive
erectile1039513_erectile
executive2164743_executive
exertive1839083_exertive
helictite1445973helictite
infective17108973infective
inflective18126573inflective
injective2178023injective
invective1798043invective
nonelective1666853nonelective
nonselective1755413nonselective
objective2345373objective
orective1339353_orective
perfective2047193perfective
reactive13310473re_active
receptive1648333receptive
reductive1547793reductive
relative11313143rel_ative
resentive12410723resentive
respective1747623respective
retentive1249853retentive
revertive1548853revertive
secretive1446933secretive
sectile9311973s__ectile
sedative1238853se_dative
seducive1444213seduc_ive
seedtime1144183se_edtime
select82621173select___
selectable14136443selectable
selected1159783select_ed
selectees1147013selectees
selections12310873selections
selectivity1954793selectivity
selectly1346563select_ly
selectman1343553selectman
selectmen1344613selectmen
selector1048623select_or
selectors1148973selectors
selects91912143select__s
selenide9158873sele_nide
selenite81713113sele_nite
sensitive1246963sensitive
smectite1245773s_mectite
solecise1089073solec_ise
solecize1998383solec_ize
subjective2444963subjective
surjective2244163surjective
vegetive1545543vege_tive

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641897.59319576.1
3Display Results89890.0461934.8
 (SQL Overall)178691898.06222164.6
 
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