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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 “sterilizing” 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.

27 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
sterilizing214690(None) 
sterilising1245021sterilising
serializing21149402s_erializing
stabilizing23125532stabilizing
eternalizing2256243eternalizing
eternizing2046763eter_nizing
fertilizing2446453_fertilizing
lateralizing2257053lateralizing
literalizing2256453literalizing
materializing2595973materializing
metricizing2545173metricizing
presterilizing26122753presterilizing
sacralizing2347403sacralizing
serialising12167003s_erialising
specializing2655503specializing
stabilising14134113stabilising
sterilities11129013sterilities
sterilize1848303steriliz__e
sterilized2046763steriliz_ed
sterilizer1945513steriliz_er
sterilizers2043623sterilizers
sterilizes1947643steriliz_es
sterling93615553ster_l__ing
stylizing2246313st__ylizing
subtilizing2346003subtilizing
utilizing1947803ut__ilizing
virilizing2345673_virilizing

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633275.00024326.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.40633054.2
 
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