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

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99 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
penalized21121024(None) 
penalised12108831penalised
penalize19912751penalize_
penalizes20911851penalizes
banalized21118702banalized
canalized21611692canalized
finalized22279242finalized
legalized2047522legalized
metalized21412182metalized
panelized2147042panelized
pearlized2145562pearlized
penalise101013762penalise_
penalises11912772penalises
realized182514222re_alized
vernalized2348422vernalized
adrenalized2253503adrenalized
alkalized23146603alkalized
analyzed21155703_analyzed
annualized2044613annualized
banalize191010933banalize_
banalizes201210093banalizes
canalised12810913canalised
canalize19914493canalize_
canalizes201113783canalizes
centralized2348153centralized
dualized1937403_dualized
equalized2846863equalized
eternalized21117333eternalized
feudalized2444303feudalized
finalised13338013finalised
finalize202711023finalize_
finalizer21307923finalizer
finalizes212810743finalizes
focalized24157963focalized
generalized22147443generalized
hepatized2446253hepatized
idealized2046653idealized
legalised1145843legalised
legalize1839103legalize_
legalizer1946323legalizer
legalizes1938673legalizes
localized21168833localized
melanized2158573melanized
metalised12310463metalised
metalize19414783metalize_
metalizes20414243metalizes
metallized2265583metallized
moralized21310753moralized
nasalized1946753nasalized
nebulized2154073nebulized
paganized2247163paganized
paralyzed2445303paralyzed
pealed95322813pe_al__ed
pealike131211273pe_alike_
pectized22257593pe_ctized
pedaled113711893pedal__ed
pedalier1137603pedali_er
pedalled1246933pedal_led
penalities121313473penalities
penality13310713penali_ty
penalizing2249923penalizing
penalties11139513penalties
penanced1338163pena_nced
penciled1337823pen_ciled
pencilled1445643pencilled
penlite9313243pen_lite_
penlites10312273pen_lites
peptized22237523pe_ptized
personalized2455873personalized
petaled103614153petal__ed
petaline10314883petaline_
petalled1138713petal_led
pintsized2153673pintsized
pluralized2244613pluralized
polarized21610283polarized
pyrolized2446123pyrolized
realised92214533re_alised
realize162717083re_alize_
realizer172412113re_alizer
realizes173116843re_alizes
reanalyzed2352933reanalyzed
recanalized2346673recanalized
renailed92512803rena_iled
ruralized1947903ruralized
sensualized2144623sensualized
serialized20810693serialized
sexualized2745963sexualized
signalized2145733signalized
specialized2545843specialized
tantalized20118923tantalized
tetanized1988443tetanized
totalized1949453totalized
vandalized2445813vandalized
velarized2256813velarized
verbalized2547613verbalized
vernalize2159843vernalize_
vernalizes2249323vernalizes
vitalized2239113vitalized
vocalized24178813vocalized

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 Filter1786911486410.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148641998.09318366.6
3Display Results99990.0462152.2
 (SQL Overall)178691998.57920828.9
 
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