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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
bacterizes234798(None) 
bacterize2247671bacterize_
bacterized2446311bacterized
bacterials1446342bacterials
bacterias1349292bacteri_as
bacterins13410652bacteri_ns
batteries11615132batteri_es
cauterizes2198002cauterizes
factorizes2486722factorizes
laterizes18513032la_terizes
activizes2346323_activizes
arteries8321513_arteri_es
bacteria1249003bacteri__a
bacterial1348373bacteri_al
bactericides1962413bactericides
bacterin12410283bacteri__n
bacterium1546683bacteri_um
bacterizing2546113bacterizing
bacteroids1545223bacteroids
bakeries14312203ba_keri_es
baptizes2136843bapt__izes
barbarizes2345873barbarizes
bastardizes2392863bastardizes
batterie10711543batteri_e_
booteries11312793booteri_es
butteries11711773butteri_es
cartelizes2147633cartelizes
catteries11815553catteri_es
cauteries11615403cauteri_es
cauterize2088323cauterize_
cauterized2286333cauterized
eateries8324323ea_teri_es
factories14810123factori_es
factorize2366923factorize_
factorized2595583factorized
laterites9715083la_terites
laterize17613313la_terize_
laterized1979933la_terized
maderizes2148953ma_derizes
martyrizes2444433martyrizes
masteries111018513masteri_es
pasteurizes2243673pasteurizes
pauperizes2344773pauperizes
picturizes2344563picturizes
racemizes2245153rac_emizes
satirizes1849393sa_tirizes
wasteries121115363wasteri_es
winterizes2247143winterizes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603486.80020676.9
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691487.26624592.8
 
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