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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 “authorized” 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.

35 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
authorized234522(None) 
authorised1444511authorised
authorize2146901authorize_
authorizer2244541authorizer
authorizes2247001authorizes
aphorized2446442a_phorized
authored1238262author__ed
authorise1248022authorise_
authorises1347582authorises
authorizers2353022authorizers
reauthorized2552332reauthorized
unauthorized2551742unauthorized
aphorised1546363a_phorised
aphorize2249043a_phorize_
aphorizer2345403a_phorizer
aphorizes2348013a_phorizes
arborized2166973a_rborized
atomized20279323a_t_omized
authorial1247083authori_al
authoring1348583authori_ng
authorities1446343authorities
authority1545693authori_ty
authorizing2475783authorizing
autolyzed2293873aut_olyzed
autotomized2353453autotomized
cauterized2286333caut_erized
etherized2247083_etherized
euphonized2544283euphonized
euthanized2365213euthanized
factorized2595583fact_orized
methodized2644823methodized
motorized2148663mot_orized
reauthorize2352673reauthorize_
reauthorizes2452593reauthorizes
theorized2245803__theorized

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603355.67324784.6
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.09529317.6
 
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