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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 “penalizing” 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.

67 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
penalizing224992(None) 
penalising1347621penalising
banalizing2248142banalizing
canalizing22410422canalizing
finalizing2347982finalizing
legalizing2147542legalizing
metalizing22511362metalizing
realizing19313812re_alizing
vernalizing2447802vernalizing
alkalizing2446133alkalizing
analyzing2245153_analyzing
annualizing2154893annualizing
canalising1349363canalising
centralizing2458053centralizing
dualizing2047783_dualizing
equalizing2967463equalizing
eternalizing2256243eternalizing
feudalizing2544953feudalizing
finalising1446673finalising
focalizing2547523focalizing
generalizing2346353generalizing
hepatizing2546823hepatizing
idealizing2147293idealizing
legalising1245743legalising
localizing2247793localizing
melanizing2247853melanizing
metalising1348943metalising
metallizing2345753metallizing
moralizing2249743moralizing
nasalizing2047063nasalizing
nebulizing2244923nebulizing
paganizing2347273paganizing
paralyzing25185203paralyzing
pealing104123203pe_al__ing
pectizing2348013pe_ctizing
pedaling122412133pedal__ing
pedalling1346663pedal_ling
penalities121313463penalities
penalize19912753penaliz__e
penalized211210233penaliz_ed
penalizes20911843penaliz_es
penancing1436343pena_ncing
penciling1437413pen_ciling
pencilling1545473pencilling
peptizing2347113pe_ptizing
personalizing2575083personalizing
pluralizing2345213pluralizing
polarizing2248793polarizing
pyrolizing2546843pyrolizing
realising10313173re_alising
reanalyzing2453453reanalyzing
recanalizing2446803recanalizing
renailing102813333rena_iling
ruralizing2047883ruralizing
sensualizing2254903sensualizing
serializing21149403serializing
sexualizing2846083sexualizing
signalizing2245973signalizing
specializing2655503specializing
tantalizing2158073tantalizing
tetanizing2068093tetanizing
totalizing2079223totalizing
vandalizing2545373vandalizing
velarizing2346793velarizing
verbalizing2647333verbalizing
vitalizing2348363vitalizing
vocalizing2547413vocalizing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit140603676.93620271.5
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691677.10925135.9
 
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