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

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73 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
generalization245754(None) 
generalisation1553721generalisation
generalizations2557151generalizations
centralization25108152centralization
federalization2787042federalization
generalisations1673622generalisations
mineralization2577652mineralization
centralizations26157783centralizations
demoralization26108623demoralization
derealization231011533dere_alization
energization2256493_ener_gization
federalizations28196683federalizations
lateralization2367463lateralization
liberalization2576073liberalization
literalization2397423literalization
mineralizations2677233mineralizations
neutralization2356703neutralization
penalization23512663pen__alization
sensualization23226513sensualization
animalization2448894_animalization
canalization23411164can__alization
cephalization2988184ce_phalization
decimalization2857884decimalization
delocalization2667054delocalization
demoralizations27128354demoralizations
derealizations24910814dere_alizations
desacralization2754174desacralization
desexualization3263444desexualization
energizations2356184_ener_gizations
equalization3049814_e_qualization
eternization2158674_eter_nization
etherealization2783404etherealization
externalization3164524externalization
feudalization2657064fe_udalization
finalization2459924fin__alization
generalities1347014generali__ties
generalizable2561644generaliza_ble
generalizing2346354generaliz__ing
generation11312424gener____ation
gentrification2065634gentrification
germanization25137194ge_rmanization
globalization25116014g_lobalization
hebraization26126144he_bra_ization
idealization22410274_ide_alization
illegalization2454314illegalization
internalization2455764internalization
lateralizations2487004lateralizations
legalization22411614__legalization
lexicalization32106144lexicalization
liberalizations2675764liberalizations
linearization2256364line_arization
literalizations2476994literalizations
materialization2675214materialization
mongrelization2653734mongrelization
moralization23411614__moralization
nasalization2149384__nasalization
naturalization2356124naturalization
nebulization2347194__nebulization
neutralizations2456434neutralizations
normalization24138294__normalization
penalizations24511634pen__alizations
pluralization2457084_pluralization
realization20417224__re_alization
recanalization2557674recanalization
revitalization2667804revitalization
sensualizations24286204sensualizations
serialization22911724se_rialization
sterilization2258864_sterilization
tenderization2355734tender__ization
thermalization2855614_thermalization
vandalization2656734van_dalization
verbalization2769674ve_rbalization
vernalization25410034ve_rnalization

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874733.39019431.9
3Display Results73730.0461587.0
 (SQL Overall)178691733.74947663.6
 
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