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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 “externalization” 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
externalization316452(None) 
externalisation2272761externalisation
internalization2455762internalization
eternization2158673e_tern__ization
etherealization2783403etherealization
exteriorization3173073exteriorization
lateralization2367463later_alization
literalization2397423liter_alization
materialization2675213materialization
vernalization25410033__vernalization
centralization25108154cent_r_alization
derealization231011534__derealization
eternizations2258074e_tern__izations
extemporization3562434extemporization
extermination2275744exter__mination
externalities2055184externali__ties
externalizing3054614externaliz__ing
federalization2787044feder_alization
generalization2457544gener_alization
lateralizations2487004later_alizations
liberalization2576074liber_alization
literalizations2476994liter_alizations
mineralization2577654miner_alization
nationalization24114174nationalization
naturalization2356124natur_alization
neutralization2356704neut_r_alization
penalization23512664__pe_nalization
rationalization24114564rationalization
serialization22911724__serialization
sterilization2258864_ster_ilization
thermalization2855614_thermalization
verbalization2769674__verbalization
vernalizations2649254__vernalizations
westernization26134484western__ization

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit43548342.18619921.3
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691342.51271135.0
 
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