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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 “catheterize” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
catheterize256284(None) 
catheterized2752511catheterized
catheterizes2662771catheterizes
categorize2254203cat_egorize
catheter1338153catheter___
catheterizing2862423catheterizing
catheters1437023catheter__s
cauterize2088323ca__uterize
bacterize2247674ba__cterize
batterie10711544bat__teri_e
cafeteria1453824ca_feteri_a
cafeterias1553784ca_feterias
cartelize2048104ca__rtelize
cassiterite1352944cassiterite
catechize2544474cat_e_chize
categorise1354434cat_egorise
categorized2453714cat_egorized
categorizes2354194cat_egorizes
cathedrae15104234cathe_dr_ae
catholicize2792394catholicize
catteries11815554cat__teries
cauterized2286334ca__uterized
cauterizes2198004ca__uterizes
characterize2863264characterize
computerize26214814computerize
etherize2049464_eth__erize
laterize17613314la___terize
mathematize2754084mathematize
papeterie1345194pa_peteri_e
parameterize25123284parameterize
theorize2047074__the_orize
washeteria1671914washeteri_a
washeterias1761894washeterias
weatherize2545844weath__erize

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819348.26618003.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.70220534.5
 
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