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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 “cauterize” 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.

49 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
cauterize208832(None) 
cauterized2286331cauterized
cauterizes2198001cauterizes
bacterize2247672bacterize
cartelize2048102cartelize
causerie1078272causeri_e
cauteries11615402cauteries
laterize17613312la_terize
pauperize2244762pauperize
authorize2146903_authorize
bacterized2446313bacterized
bacterizes2347983bacterizes
batterie10711543batteri_e
calorize192712743ca_lorize
cantering122417383cantering
carburize2245233carburize
cartelise1148113cartelise
cartelized2246183cartelized
cartelizes2147633cartelizes
catechize2544473ca_techize
categorize2254203ca_tegorize
catering112019913ca_tering
catheterize2562843catheterize
catteries11815553catteries
causeries11510643causeries
cauterant1148533cauterant
cauterizing2345953cauterizing
cautery12349593cauter__y
computerize26214813computerize
coterie9417403c_oteri_e
curarize1988853c_urarize
cutesie937963c_utesi_e
cutinize1948533c_utinize
deuteride1145543deuteride
factorize2366923factorize
laterite8716353la_terite
laterized1979933la_terized
laterizes18513033la_terizes
maderize2049073ma_derize
martyrize2344523martyrize
pasteurize2143663pasteurize
pauperized2443753pauperized
pauperizes2344773pauperizes
satirize1749703sa_tirize
sauterne846253sauter_ne
suberize19812153_suberize
uterine7315193__uterine
wasterie111211593wasteri_e
winterize2146923winterize

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 Filter1786911486410.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit148641497.76619140.0
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691498.26521620.2
 
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