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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 “centralised” 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.

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
centralised144660(None) 
centralise1269601centralise_
centralises1349291centralises
centralized2348151centralized
centralism1448642centralis_m
centralisms1547402centralisms
centralist12511062centralis_t
centralists1348142centralists
centralize2149962centralize_
centralizer2246832centralizer
centralizes2249422centralizes
generalised13185682generalised
neutralised12115382neutralised
canalised12810913can__alised
centraler1146683central__er
centralest1247143centrales_t
centralising1555933centralising
centralistic1655113centralistic
centralities1448623centralities
centrality1547743centrali_ty
centralizers2354333centralizers
centrals102712033central_s__
decentralized26144593decentralized
entrained1089413_entra_ined
generalise11178133generalise_
generalises12167823generalises
generalized22147443generalized
metalised12310463me_t_alised
mineralised1445753mineralised
neutralise10117103neutralise_
neutralises11116933neutralises
neutralized21117033neutralized
penalised12108833pen__alised
tantalised11126983tant_alised

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633345.90620594.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.31228309.7
 
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