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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 “palatalization” 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
palatalization256525(None) 
palatalizations2655041palatalizations
capitalization2756193capitalization
pluralization2457083p_luralization
volatilization2694413volatilization
actualization24137484_actualization
aldolization2246734_al_dolization
animalization2448894_animalization
balkanization2854154bal_kanization
brutalization24137264_brutalization
canalization23411164__canalization
capitalizations2856054capitalizations
cartelization2456994ca_rtelization
delocalization2667054delocalization
digitalization2586364digitalization
galvanization26214824gal_vanization
gelatinization2453954gelatinization
globalization25116014_globalization
illegalization2454314illegalization
labialization2458344la_bialization
lateralization2367464lateralization
laterization21410684__laterization
latinization21139524__latinization
legalization22411614__legalization
localization23410434__localization
militarization2555024militarization
nasalization2149384__nasalization
naturalization2356124naturalization
palatalizing2454894palataliz__ing
palletization2495194pal_letization
palliation1248504pal___li_ation
paralyzation2653904p__aralyzation
parasitization2574054parasitization
penalization23512664p__enalization
plasticization2764004plasticization
pluralizations2556614p_luralizations
polarization232010434pol__arization
politicization27194204politicization
radicalization26126044radicalization
recanalization2557674recanalization
revitalization2667804revitalization
vandalization2656734va_ndalization
vitalization24410974__vitalization
volatilizations2794334volatilizations

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 Limit65874442.93622436.6
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691443.27954495.6
 
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