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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 “hellenization” 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.

44 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
hellenization255419(None) 
hellenizations2654321hellenizations
pelletization2495112pelletization
melanization2349883me_lanization
palletization2495193palletization
pelletizations25105033pelletizations
alleviation1454654_allevi_ation
balkanization2854154balkanization
colonization232010234_colonization
decolonization26146024decolonization
deionization2249884de_ionization
demonization24410944de_monization
desalinization2455614desalinization
eternization2158674_eternization
etherization2457684_etherization
feminization26128484fe_minization
gallicization2574034gallicization
galvanization26214824galvanization
gelatinization2453954gelatinization
germanization25137194germanization
gleization20115784__gle_ization
hallucination18122834hallucination
harmonization27125294harmonization
hebraization26126144he_braization
hellenizing2454074helleniz__ing
herniation1348444he__rni_ation
hominization2657994h_ominization
homogenization29184244homogenization
humanization2687084h_umanization
lionization2047884__lionization
mechanization2956324mechanization
melanizations2449364me_lanizations
mercerization2656324mercerization
palletizations25105014palletizations
pulverization2754714pulverization
realization20417224real__ization
recolonization25155884recolonization
salinization2158894_salinization
solemnization2455244solemnization
tenderization2355734tenderization
tetanization21410304te_tanization
velarization2449904ve_larization
vulcanization2764644vulcanization
westernization26134484westernization

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024444.34321879.8
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691444.71637890.4
 
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