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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forexternalise” 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.

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
externalise185608(None) 
externalised2054121externalised
externalises1955461externalises
externalism2055931externalism
externalize2756381externalize
eternalize19118502e_ternalize
externalisms2154952externalisms
externality2155042externality
externalized2955192externalized
externalizes2855812externalizes
externals1666622external_s_
internalise111510552internalise

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 Filter178691868080.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit86808122.40636079.8
3Display Results12120.016750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691122.85862523.1