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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 “sterilised” 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.

28 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
sterilised114544(None) 
sterilise948991sterilise_
sterilises1048251sterilises
sterilized2046761sterilized
serialised1188282s_erialised
stabilised13104592stabilised
sterilize1848302sterilize_
sterilizer1945512sterilizer
sterilizes1947642sterilizes
esterified1445403esterifi_ed
eternised10116273eter_nised
materialised1555473materialised
serialise9912143s_erialise_
serialises10811563s_erialises
serialized20810693s_erialized
specialised1654533specialised
stabilise1197083stabilise_
stabilises12116013stabilises
stabilized22105623stabilized
sterile7316603steril__e_
sterilising1245023sterilising
sterilities11129013sterilities
sterility1247763sterili_ty
sterilizers2043623sterilizers
stylised12215893st__ylised
trellised1044653_trellised
unsterilized2253513unsterilized
utilised956733ut__ilised

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 Limit140603286.15622840.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.32828238.1
 
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