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

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

45 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
formalizing264664(None) 
formalising1754861formalising
formulizing2643651formulizing
normalizing2356861normalizing
deformalizing2954222deformalizing
focalizing2547522fo_calizing
moralizing2249742mor_alizing
normalising1444972normalising
animalizing2347053animalizing
aromatizing2346633aromatizing
dogmatizing2554423dogmatizing
faradizing2445933far_adizing
fertilizing2446453fertilizing
feudalizing2544953feudalizing
finalizing2347983f_inalizing
focalising1645623fo_calising
formalin1347313formal__in_
formalins1447213formal__ins
formalities16137823formalities
formalize232710033formaliz__e
formalized25268933formaliz_ed
formalizer24257873formaliz_er
formalizers25255383formalizers
formalizes242710073formaliz_es
formatting1644163forma_tting
formularizing2862173formularizing
formulating1765053formulating
fossilizing2453463fossilizing
germanizing2456203germanizing
gormandizing2672663gormandizing
journalizing2953483journalizing
localizing2247793lo_calizing
moralising1347623mor_alising
organizing2146833_organizing
realizing19313813__realizing
romanizing2248253ro_manizing
ruralizing2047883rur_alizing
serializing21149403serializing
socializing2347343socializing
thermalizing2754933thermalizing
totalizing2079223to_talizing
verbalizing2647333verbalizing
vernalizing2447803vernalizing
vocalizing2547413vo_calizing
womanizing2546103wo_manizing

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633459.06313420.8
3Display Results45450.063714.3
 (SQL Overall)178691459.51618778.0
 
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