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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbowdlerizations” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

12 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
bowdlerizations306241(None) 
bowdlerization2962471bowdlerization_
bacterizations2766664b_acterizations
bipolarizations2883874bipolarizations
bowdlerizing2892334bowdleriz__i_ng
colorizations241410354co__lorizations
modernizations2654934mo_d_ernizations
polarizations24219714po__larizations
polymerizations31103964polymerizations
popularizations2853984popularizations
solarizations22219274so__larizations
tenderizations2455694tend_erizations

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.283631417.0
2DLD Change Limit43548121.93622493.8
3Display Results12120.016750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691122.23579951.2