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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordecolonized” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

11 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
decolonized245482(None) 
decolonize2245521decolonize_
decolonizes2345531decolonizes
decolorized2445251decolorized
recolonized2345151recolonized
colonized212710432__colonized
decolorize2256062decolorize_
decolorizer2354592decolorizer
decolorizes2345882decolorizes
recolonize2145572recolonize_
recolonizes2245662recolonizes

Search took 3 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 Filter178691868080.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit86808112.23638822.9
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691112.34276298.5