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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 “sensationalize” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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53 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
sensationalize2322401(None) 
sensationalise14254871sensationalise
sensationalized25223511sensationalized
sensationalizes24253881sensationalizes
denationalize23115902den_ationalize
renationalize22106382ren_ationalize
sensationalised16243652sensationalised
sensationalises15234682sensationalises
sensationalism16264712sensationalism
sensationalist14235292sensationalist
denationalized25124963den_ationalized
denationalizes24115523den_ationalizes
nationalize20169023__n_ationalize
renationalized2495263ren_ationalized
renationalizes23115903ren_ationalizes
sensational1146383sensational___
sensationalisms17274353sensationalisms
sensationalists15244613sensationalists
sensationally1654303sensational_ly
emotionalize2354784_e_motionalize
nationalise111910484__n_ationalise
nationalized22197344__n_ationalized
nationalizer21176354__n_ationalizer
nationalizes21178614__n_ationalizes
rationalize20199754___rationalize
bestialize2146675be_s_ti__alize
conventionalize29102735conventionalize
denationalizing26143685den_ationalizing
denaturalize2264255den_at_uralize
emotionalized2553835_e_motionalized
emotionalizes2454575_e_motionalizes
fictionalize2665125__fictionalize
fractionalize27115205_fractionalize
nationalised13197815__n_ationalised
nationalises122910365__n_ationalises
nationalism131910375__n_ationalism
nationalist111412165__n_ationalist
nationality14147935__n_ationality
nationalizers22164105__n_ationalizers
personalize2287335pers___onalize
rationalise111910545___rationalise
rationalized22198035___rationalized
rationalizer21206985___rationalizer
rationalizes21199255___rationalizes
regionalize2156105re___gionalize
renationalizing25113745ren_ationalizing
sectionalism1657105se__ctionalism
sensation9510585sensation_____
sensations1059855sensation____s
sensualize1945105sens____ualize
sentimentalize25164075sen__timentalize
traditionalize24103315traditionalize
unsensational1353665unsensational___

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024536.58014441.3
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691536.97025637.2
 
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