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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forauthorizes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

11 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
authorizes224700(None) 
authorises1347581authorises
authorize2146901authorize_
authorized2345221authorized
authorizer2244541authorizer
authorizers2353021authorizers
aphorizes2348012a_phorizes
authorise1248022authorise_
authorised1444512authorised
authorities1446332authorities
reauthorizes2452592reauthorizes

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 Filter1786911088240.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit108824116.02018077.1
3Display Results11110.013846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691116.45327691.2