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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 “decolorizing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

23 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
decolorizing255513(None) 
decolonizing2585071decolonizing
colorizing2249632__colorizing
decoloring1486312decolor__ing
deodorizing2345112de_odorizing
depolarizing2555222depolarizing
recolonizing2455362recolonizing
calorizing2248593__calorizing
colonizing2248813__colonizing
decolorize2256063decoloriz__e
decolorized2445253decoloriz_ed
decolorizer2354593decoloriz_er
decolorizers2453123decolorizers
decolorizes2345883decoloriz_es
decolouring1583433decolo_uring
economizing2554993_economizing
geologizing23114533ge_ologizing
ideologizing2452633ide_ologizing
neologizing22154863ne_ologizing
recoloring1367583recolor__ing
repolarizing2455533repolarizing
revalorizing2553833revalorizing
secularizing2454883secularizing

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024234.09323216.2
3Display Results23230.0161437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691234.45240137.2
 
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