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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 “alkalinization” 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.

25 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
alkalinization275253(None) 
alkalinizations2852411alkalinizations
balkanization2854153balka__nization
desalinization2455613desalinization
latinization21139523_l_atinization
salinization2158893__salinization
aldolization2246734aldol__ization
alkalinities1653004alkalini__ties
alkalinizing2652164alkaliniz__ing
anglicization25113604a_nglicization
arabicization2654084a_rabicization
balkanizations2963984balka__nizations
cocainization2655954coca_inization
desalinizations2555394desalinizations
gallicization2574034gal__licization
galvanization26214824galva__nization
gelatinization2453954gelatinization
italicization2454234_italicization
keratinization2754004keratinization
laciniation1346634_l_acini_ation
laicization2247904_l_a_icization
latinizations22159014_l_atinizations
luteinization2255304_luteinization
masculinization2871874masculinization
salinizations2258424__salinizations

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874253.25020268.9
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691253.59249746.9
 
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