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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 “externalisationa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

26 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
externalisation2272761externalisation_
externalization3164522externalization_
externalising2153394externalis__i_ng
internalization2455764internalization_
eternization2158675e_tern__ization_
eternizations2258075e_tern__izations
etherealization2783405etherealization_
extemporisation2661775extemporisation_
exteriorization3173075exteriorization_
extermination2275745exter__mination_
exterminations2365125exter__minations
externalities2055185externali__ti_es
externalizing3054615externali__zi_ng
extravasation2363055ext_r_avasation_
extravasations2462775ext_r_avasations
generalisation1553725gener_alisation_
generalisations1673625gener_alisations
lateralization2367465later_alization_
lateralizations2487005later_alizations
literalization2397425liter_alization_
literalizations2476995liter_alizations
materialization2675215materialization_
vernalization25410035__vernalization_
vernalizations2649255__vernalizations
westernisation17152575western__isation_
westernisations18172435western__isations

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 Filter178691435480.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit43548262.33018690.1
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691262.62368124.7
 
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