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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpenalization” 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
penalization2351266(None) 
penalizations24511631penalizations
canalization23411162canalization
finalization2459922finalization
legalization22411612legalization
realization20417222re_alization
vernalization25410032vernalization
analyzation2354383_analyzation
canalizations24410433canalizations
centralization25108153centralization
cephalization2988183cephalization
derealization231011533derealization
desalination13411133desalination
equalization3049813equalization
feudalization2657063feudalization
finalizations2549253finalizations
focalization2649663focalization
generalization2457543generalization
idealization22410273idealization
legalizations23410673legalizations
localization23410433localization
melanization2349883melanization
metallization24176863metallization
moralization23411613moralization
nasalization2149383nasalization
nebulization2347193nebulization
paralyzation2653903paralyzation
personalization2654013personalization
pluralization2457083pluralization
polarization232010433polarization
realizations21415533re_alizations
recanalization2557673recanalization
retaliation11612323retali_ation
revalidation1657943revalidation
sensualization23226513sensualization
serialization22911723serialization
signalization2357393signalization
specialization27106283specialization
tetanization21410303tetanization
vandalization2656733vandalization
velarization2449903velarization
verbalization2769673verbalization
vernalizations2649253vernalizations
vitalization24410973vitalization
vocalization2649993vocalization

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024453.56326669.7
3Display Results45450.0301500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691453.95345203.9