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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpenalized” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

15 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
penalized21121024(None) 
penalised12108831penalised
penalize19912751penalize_
penalizes20911851penalizes
banalized21118702banalized
canalized21611692canalized
finalized22279242finalized
legalized2047522legalized
metalized21412182metalized
panelized2147032panelized
pearlized2145562pearlized
penalise101013762penalise_
penalises11912772penalises
realized182514222re_alized
vernalized2348422vernalized

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436153.56334082.5
3Display Results15150.016937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691153.96945021.7