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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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42 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
fertilizes224734(None) 
fertilize2147531fertilize_
fertilized2346531fertilized
fertilizer2245321fertilizer
fertilizers2343441fertilizers
fertilities1448822fertilities
reutilizes1947122reutilizes
bestializes2246113bestializes
cartelizes2147633cartelizes
certifies14310323certifi_es
eroticizes2146943_eroticizes
feminizes23238523fe_minizes
ferities111416713fer_iti_es
ferlies103216693fer__li_es
fertile10311733fertil__e_
fertileness1447573fertileness
fertility1547203fertili_ty
fertilizing2446453fertilizing
feticides1547003fe_ticides
fetishizes2552093fe_tishizes
feudalizes2344523feudalizes
formalizes242710073formalizes
formulizes24255423formulizes
fortalices1545513fortalices
fortifies1548693fortifi_es
fossilizes2243903fossilizes
heroicizes2445283heroicizes
keratinizes24104803keratinizes
metalizes20414243me_talizes
metricizes2346763metricizes
overutilizes2454233overutilizes
reutilize1847653reutilize_
reutilized2047013reutilized
serializes19912043serializes
sterilizes1947633ster_ilizes
subtilizes2166873subtilizes
unfertilized2553163unfertilized
utilizes1758123__utilizes
verbalizes2448293verbalizes
vernalizes2249323vernalizes
vertigines1445223vertigines
virilizes2146953vir_ilizes

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603426.69021016.9
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691426.87625987.6
 
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