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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 “balkanizing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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100 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
balkanizing275432(None) 
alkalizing2446132_alkalizing
galvanizing2594342galvanizing
alkalinizing2652163_alkalinizing
alkalising1545013_alkalising
avianizing2345553_avianizing
balancing1435783bal_an_cing
balkanize2444383balkaniz__e
balkanized2643803balkaniz_ed
balkanizes2544333balkaniz_es
banalizing2248143ba_nalizing
barbarizing2544983barbarizing
botanizing2247273b_otanizing
galvanising16123343galvanising
italianizing2253333italianizing
japanizing2945153ja_panizing
melanizing2247853mel_anizing
paganizing2347273pa_ganizing
salinizing2047433sal_inizing
volcanizing2644263volcanizing
vulcanizing2653963vulcanizing
agatizing2087474_a_gatizing
agenizing2046334_a_genizing
agnizing1936834_a__gnizing
agonizing2047144_a_gonizing
alkalifying2282004_alkalifying
aluminizing2354334_aluminizing
arabizing2147964_a_rabizing
backbiting2144294back_biting
backfiring2243804back_firing
backhanding2453764backhan_ding
backsliding2153204backsliding
bacterizing2546104bacterizing
balkanization2854154balkanization
balkanizations2963984balkanizations
balking143717354balk____ing
ballasting1345304balla_sting
ballhandling1951314ballhandling
balsaming1445124balsa__ming
baptizing2345844ba__ptizing
bargaining1445214barga_ining
bastardizing2552764bastardizing
blanching17297094b_l_anching
blanking154411934b_l_an_king
blazing193612394b_l_a__zing
botanising1345954b_otanising
brutalizing2365524brutalizing
calamining1545934cal_amining
calorizing2248594cal_orizing
canalizing22410424ca_nalizing
canonizing2247714ca_nonizing
caponizing2446984ca_ponizing
carbonizing2545864carbonizing
colonizing2248814col_onizing
dollarizing2254334dollarizing
euthanizing2445334euthanizing
fantasizing2445374fantasizing
faradizing2445934fa_radizing
gallanting1245354gallan_ting
gallicizing2453334gallicizing
germanizing2456204germanizing
harmonizing2645714harmonizing
hellenizing2454074hellenizing
humanizing25125884_humanizing
italianising1352324italianising
jackknifing2751094jackknifing
jargonizing2944194jargonizing
kyanizing2644244__kyanizing
labializing2345944labializing
latinizing2048124la_tinizing
lionizing1947054__lionizing
matronizing2346114matronizing
mechanizing2846104mechanizing
nasalizing2047064na_salizing
organizing2146834_organizing
paganising1445954pa_ganising
palatalizing2454894palatalizing
palletizing2344914palletizing
patinizing2248614pa_tinizing
patronizing2376424patronizing
platinizing2346134platinizing
polarizing2248794pol_arizing
pollinizing2345074pollinizing
racializing2347804racializing
romanizing2248254_romanizing
sacralizing2347404sacralizing
sloganizing2244424sloganizing
solarizing2048284sol_arizing
solemnizing2354064solemnizing
syllabizing2653504syllabizing
tantalizing2158074tantalizing
tetanizing2068094_tetanizing
urbanizing2245394_urbanizing
valancing1544744val_an_cing
valorizing2346664val_orizing
vandalizing2545374vandalizing
velarizing2346794vel_arizing
vulcanising1753094vulcanising
vulgarizing2553514vulgarizing
womanizing2546104_womanizing

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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit1488191008.45317605.5
3Display Results1001000.0631587.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911008.95619952.1
 
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