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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 “modernize” 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.

37 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
modernize214438(None) 
modernise1244731modernise
modernized2343731modernized
modernizer2243151modernizer
modernizes2244261modernizes
maderize2049072mader_ize
moderne1037122modern__e
modernised1453402modernised
modernises1344732modernises
modernism1444002modernism
modernist1246262modernist
modernity1543532modernity
modernizers2352382modernizers
coderive1447693coder_ive
eternize17118363_eternize
maderized2247023mader_ized
maderizes2148953mader_izes
moderate11710993moder_ate
modern939523modern___
moderner1145523modern_er
modernes1138423modern_es
modernest1248113modernest
modernisms1543793modernisms
modernists1344293modernists
modernities1444633modernities
modernizing2444103modernizing
modernly1443843modern_ly
moderns1037963modern__s
monetize1949983mone_tize
motorize19410433motor_ize
odorize1737403_odor_ize
overnice13310093_overnice
oversize201812513_oversize
soberize1998883sober_ize
solemnize2044933solemnize
undersize1949513undersize
unmodernized2551443unmodernized

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641376.59322545.3
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.04925349.8
 
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