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

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51 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
cauterizes219799(None) 
cauteries11615391cauteri_es
cauterize2088311cauterize_
cauterized2286311cauterized
bacterizes2347972bacterizes
cartelizes2147632cartelizes
catteries11815522catteri_es
causeries11510642causeri_es
laterizes18513022la_terizes
pauperizes2344772pauperizes
arteries8321483_arteri_es
authorizes2247003_authorizes
bacterize2247663bacterize_
bacterized2446293bacterized
batteries11615113batteri_es
calorizes202312303ca_lorizes
canneries11313083canneri_es
carburizes2345183carburizes
cartelises1247683cartelises
cartelize2048103cartelize_
cartelized2246173cartelized
catechizes2644343ca_techizes
categorizes2354193ca_tegorizes
catheterizes2662763catheterizes
causerie1078273causeri_e_
cauterants1244713cauterants
cauterizing2345943cauterizing
computerizes27234443computerizes
coteries10422703c_oteri_es
curarizes2078173c_urarizes
cutinizes2047883c_utinizes
cutleries1179213c_utleri_es
dauberies1248033dauberi_es
deuterides1245253deuterides
eateries8324313ea_teri_es
factorizes2486713factorizes
gauderies1147743gauderi_es
laterites9715063la_terites
laterize17613303la_terize_
laterized1979913la_terized
maderizes2148953ma_derizes
martyrizes2444433martyrizes
masteries111018493masteri_es
pasteurizes2243663pasteurizes
pauperize2244763pauperize_
pauperized2443753pauperized
satirizes1849393sa_tirizes
sauternes947023sauter_nes
suberizes20811833_suberizes
wasteries121115343wasteri_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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603517.12619731.0
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691517.56223630.1
 
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