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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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55 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
externalizing305461(None) 
eternalizing2256241e_ternalizing
externalising2153391externalising
internalizing2356212internalizing
eternizing2046763e_tern__izing
etherealizing2653323etherealizing
exteriorizing3063333exteriorizing
externalities2055183externalities
externalize2756383externaliz__e
externalized2955193externaliz_ed
externalizes2855813externaliz_es
internalising1455623internalising
lateralizing2257053later_alizing
literalizing2256453liter_alizing
materializing2595973materializing
vernalizing2447803__vernalizing
centralizing2458054cent_r_alizing
dematerializing28163564dematerializing
editorializing2563334editorializing
emotionalizing2663494emotionalizing
entertaining1354384enterta_ining
eternalize19118504e_ternaliz__e
eternalized21117334e_ternaliz_ed
eternalizes20118174e_ternaliz_es
eternising1146004e_tern__ising
euthanatizing2662354euthanatizing
expertizing3044624exper__tizing
extemporizing3462754extemporizing
exteriorising2172764exteriorising
extermining2154044exter__mining
externalise1856084external__ise
externalised2054124externali_sed
externalises1955464externali_ses
externalism2055934external__ism
externalisms2154954externali_sms
externality2155044external__ity
externalization3164524externalization
extraditing2064284ext_r_aditing
federalizing2655244feder_alizing
generalizing2346354gener_alizing
journalizing2953484_journalizing
liberalizing2455184liber_alizing
materialising16114494materialising
mineralizing2466584miner_alizing
nationalizing2355464nationalizing
naturalizing2255754natur_alizing
neutralizing2276444neut_r_alizing
penalizing2249924__pe_nalizing
rationalizing2355954rationalizing
rematerializing27153524rematerializing
serializing21149404__serializing
sterilizing2146904_ster_ilizing
thermalizing2754934_thermalizing
verbalizing2647334__verbalizing
westernizing2553724western__izing

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024554.73620064.2
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691555.13934771.6
 
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