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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 “pasteurization” 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.

30 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
pasteurization258444(None) 
pasteurizations2674001pasteurizations
bacterization26107213bacte_rization
cauterization24187753caute_rization
laterization21410683la_te_rization
picturization2674983pict_urization
authorization2555854_authorization
bacterizations2766664bacte_rizations
bastardization26143084bastardization
carburization2654584ca_rburization
cartelization2456994carte_lization
catechization2953994ca_techization
categorization26104254ca_tegorization
cauterizations25197154caute_rizations
factorization2756284fact_orization
laterizations22410074la_te_rizations
martyrization2754814mart_yrization
masturbation1653584mast_ur_bation
palletization2495194palle_tization
parametrization2862324parametrization
parturition1354174part_uri__tion
pasteurizing2453384pasteuriz__ing
patronization2456754pa_tronization
picturizations2764684pict_urizations
plasticization2764004plast_icization
pressurization2593124pressurization
pulverization2754714pulve_rization
systemization2774474syste_mization
westernization26134484westernization
winterization25137814winte_rization

Search took 6 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 Filter178691658740.186960704.3
2DLD Change Limit65874304.76613821.7
3Display Results30300.033909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691304.98535845.7
 
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