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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 “westernizes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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109 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
westernizes234412(None) 
westernises1444201westernises
westernize2244141westernize_
westernized2453521westernized
eternizes18118012_e_ternizes
westerlies1345612westerli_es
westernise1344272westernise_
westernised1552912westernised
eternises9119453_e_ternises
eternize17118363_e_ternize_
eternized19116603_e_ternized
fraternizes23113583fraternizes
mesmerizes2345993mesmer_izes
sternites9310073__sternites
wasteries121115363waster_i_es
weatherizes2645943weather_izes
westerner1244963western__er
westerners1344473western_ers
westernizing2553723westernizing
westerns11328963western___s
winterizes2247143winter_izes
austenites1044974auste_nites
bacterizes2347984bacter_izes
bastardizes2392864bastardizes
bestializes2246114bestializes
bestrides1237914best_r_ides
cauterizes2198004cauter_izes
centerlines1346994centerlines
desalinizes2144144desalinizes
destinies10410844dest_ini_es
determines1358434de_termines
detersives1444954de_tersives
deuterides1245254deuter_ides
easterlies1046714easterli_es
eateries8324324_eater_i_es
energizes1945474_e_nergizes
eserines8413744_es_er_ines
esterases949634_ester_ases
esterifies1347154_esterifies
eternalizes20118174_e_ternalizes
eternise8119664_e_ternise_
eternised10116274_e_ternised
eternities1048064_e_ternities
etherizes2149314_ether_izes
euthanizes2265904_euthanizes
expertizes28106014_expertizes
extermines1947784_extermines
externalizes2855814_externalizes
externes1539834_extern__es
fraternize22133354fraternize_
fraternized2493014fraternized
fraternizer23112494fraternizer
fraternizers24101704fraternizers
genderizes2176014gender_izes
heathenizes2654504heathenizes
hellenizes2244914helle_nizes
laterizes18513034_later_izes
luteinizes1943884_luteinizes
masteries111018514master_i_es
mercerizes2346054mercer_izes
mesmerises1445824mesmer_ises
mesmerize2246034mesmer_ize_
mesmerized2444864mesmer_ized
mesmerizer2344094mesmer_izer
mesmerizers2452654mesmer_izers
modernizes2244264_modernizes
mysteries141211194myster_i_es
neotenies948384neote_ni_es
pasteurizes2243674pasteurizes
peptonizes2346414pept_onizes
presterilizes24103274presterilizes
reenergizes2152804reenergizes
reseizes1759854res_e__izes
reserpines1245844res_erpines
reservices1544894res_ervices
restrikes1339414rest_r_ikes
restrives12310664rest_r_ives
sesterces1147874sester__ces
sterilizes1947644__sterilizes
sternite8310544__sternite_
systemizes2444634syste_mizes
tenderizes2076684tender_izes
tetanizes1889844te_t_anizes
teutonizes1946024teut_onizes
texturizes2643964textur_izes
vestries11314054vest_r_i_es
wasterie111211594waster_i_e_
wastries111212884wast_r_i_es
waterlines1348954w_aterlines
watersides1445534w_atersides
weaponizes2464254we_aponizes
weatherize2545844weather_ize_
weatherized2745174weather_ized
weenies102915094we__e_ni_es
wernerites1344954werner_ites
westered122511874wester___ed
westering132112644wester_i_ng
western102911104western____
westernising1653064westernising
westernmost1652164westernmost
westers105221964wester____s
winterize2146924winter_ize_
winterized2345714winter_ized
wintertides1544474wintertides
wintertimes1643914wintertimes
wisterias1248114wister_i_as
yestereves1642474yester_eves
yesternight1851684yesternight
yesternights1961084yesternights

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1488191098.61017284.4
3Display Results1091090.0462369.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911099.07919681.8
 
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