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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 “initializing” 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.

78 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
initializing225528(None) 
initialing1145882initial__ing
initialling1252792initial_ling
animalizing2347053ani_malizing
bestializing2456163bestializing
digitalizing2454853digit_alizing
initialize1996863initializ__e
initialized21125893initializ_ed
initializes20126403initializ_es
initiating1149623initia__ting
ritualizing2156813_ritualizing
trivializing2554413trivializing
vitalizing2348363_vit_alizing
actualizing2346204_actualizing
annualizing2154894an_nualizing
brutalizing2365524brut_alizing
capitalizing2656154capit_alizing
centralizing2458054centralizing
civilianizing2872144civilianizing
civilizing2545604_civi_lizing
cliticizing2554154cliti_cizing
criminalizing2753634criminalizing
criticizing2554534criti_cizing
devitalizing2645944devit_alizing
editorializing2563334editorializing
epithelizing2753574epithelizing
fertilizing2446454ferti_lizing
finalizing2347984_fi_nalizing
idealizing2147294__idealizing
illegalizing2353034illegalizing
individualizing30122304individualizing
industrializing2672544industrializing
infantilizing2662124infanti_lizing
initialism1257214initial__ism
initialisms1356144initiali_sms
initialization2395974initialization
initializations2475504initializations
initiation10412104initiati_on_
initiations11410724initiati_ons
installing1146404inst_al_ling
instilling1145804insti_l_ling
intaglioing1352044in_taglioing
interlining1249134in_terlining
internalizing2356214internalizing
intitling1037214in_titl__ing
invaliding1544704in__validing
italianizing2253334italianizing
labializing2345944_labializing
literalizing2256454_literalizing
metalizing22511364_met_alizing
militarizing2464494milit_arizing
mineralizing2466584min_eralizing
municipalizing3081964municipalizing
mutualizing2345494_mutualizing
nasalizing2047064_n_asalizing
nationalizing2355464_nationalizing
naturalizing2255754_naturalizing
neutralizing2276444neutralizing
normalizing2356864_normalizing
notarizing2067614_not_arizing
politicalizing2862574politicalizing
racializing2347794_racializing
reutilizing2147014reuti_lizing
revitalizing2546624revit_alizing
serializing21149404_serializing
signalizing2245974_signalizing
socializing2347344_socializing
specializing2655504specializing
spiritualizing2663224spiritualizing
subtilizing2346004subti_lizing
tantalizing2158074tant_alizing
totalizing2079224_tot_alizing
trivialising1673074trivialising
unitizing1947804unit___izing
utilizing1947804__uti_lizing
virilizing2345674_viri_lizing
visualizing2445494_visualizing
vitalising1446844_vit_alising

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790786.34319673.7
3Display Results78780.0461695.7
 (SQL Overall)178691786.77926359.5
 
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