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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 “fertilizing” 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.

29 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
fertilizing244645(None) 
reutilizing2147012reutilizing
bestializing2456163bestializing
cartelizing2346353cartelizing
eroticizing2375403_eroticizing
feminizing2546353fe_minizing
fertilities1448823fertilities
fertilize2147543fertiliz__e
fertilized2346543fertiliz_ed
fertilizer2245333fertiliz_er
fertilizers2343443fertilizers
fertilizes2247353fertiliz_es
fetishizing2752553fe_tishizing
feudalizing2544953feudalizing
formalizing2646643formalizing
formulizing2643653formulizing
fossilizing2453463fossilizing
heroicizing2654433heroicizing
keratinizing2654043keratinizing
metalizing22511363me_talizing
metricizing2545173metricizing
overutilizing2653723overutilizing
serializing21149403serializing
sterilizing2146903ster_ilizing
subtilizing2346003subtilizing
utilizing1947803__utilizing
verbalizing2647333verbalizing
vernalizing2447803vernalizing
virilizing2345673vir_ilizing

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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633296.40618987.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.79526297.4
 
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