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

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65 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
externality215504(None) 
externalise1856082externalise
externalism2055932externalism
externalize2756382externalize
externally2045542external_ly
extrality1967202ext_r_ality
internality1448682internality
eternalize19118503e_ternalize
eternally1247493e_ternal_ly
eternity1146683e_tern__ity
ethereality1753163ethereality
extensity1944723exte_n_sity
exteriority2153683exteriority
external1577223external___
externalised2054123externalised
externalises1955463externalises
externalisms2154953externalisms
externalities2055183externalities
externalized2955193externalized
externalizes2855813externalizes
externals1666623external__s
literality1346903liter_ality
materiality1656083materiality
atonality1247074_at_onality
carnality1447604__carnality
centrality1547744cent_r_ality
dexterity2044344dexter___ity
emotionality17144184emotionality
enterally12410014enter_al_ly
eternal72910894e_ternal___
eternalized21117334e_ternalized
eternalizes20118174e_ternalizes
eternals8238954e_ternal__s
ethicality1853834e_thicality
extendability2653594extendability
extensionality2461984extensionality
externalising2153394externalising
externalizing3054614externalizing
externship2253634externshi_p
externships2353614externships
extradite1746434ext_r_adite
extremity2153354ext_r_emity
generality1446194gener_ality
integrality1554914integrality
internalise111510554internalise
internalize20149594internalize
internally13410094internal_ly
liberality1545904liber_ality
maternally1545764maternal_ly
maternity1444984matern__ity
nationality14147934nationality
neutrality1345324neut_r_ality
notionality14126234notionality
optionality1654544optionality
paternalism1556774paternalism
paternalist1358594paternalist
paternalists1456164paternalists
paternally1545864paternal_ly
paternity1444834patern__ity
penality13310714__pe_nality
rationality1458094rationality
sterility1247764_ster_ility
tenacity1347114__te_nacity
tonality1139794__t_onality
venality1438684__ve_nality

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819658.20318142.0
3Display Results65650.0461413.0
 (SQL Overall)178691658.67220605.5
 
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