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

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48 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
bacterizes234797(None) 
bacterize2247661bacterize_
bacterized2446291bacterized
bacterials1446332bacterials
bacterias1349282bacteri_as
bacterins13410642bacteri_ns
batteries11615112batteri_es
cauterizes2197992cauterizes
factorizes2486712factorizes
laterizes18513022la_terizes
activizes2346323_activizes
arteries8321483_arteri_es
bacteria1248993bacteri__a
bacterial1348363bacteri_al
bactericides1962403bactericides
bacterin12410273bacteri__n
bacterium1546673bacteri_um
bacterizing2546103bacterizing
bacteroids1545213bacteroids
bakeries14312193ba_keri_es
baptizes2136843bapt__izes
barbarizes2345873barbarizes
bastardizes2392863bastardizes
batterie10711533batteri_e_
booteries11312783booteri_es
butteries11711763butteri_es
cartelizes2147633cartelizes
catteries11815533catteri_es
cauteries11615393cauteri_es
cauterize2088313cauterize_
cauterized2286313cauterized
eateries8324313ea_teri_es
factories14810113factori_es
factorize2366913factorize_
factorized2595573factorized
laterites9715063la_terites
laterize17613303la_terize_
laterized1979913la_terized
maderizes2148953ma_derizes
martyrizes2444433martyrizes
masteries111018493masteri_es
pasteurizes2243663pasteurizes
pauperizes2344773pauperizes
picturizes2344563picturizes
racemizes2245153rac_emizes
satirizes1849393sa_tirizes
wasteries121115343wasteri_es
winterizes2247143winterizes

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603488.26317016.0
3Display Results48480.0331454.5
 (SQL Overall)178691488.70220534.5
 
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