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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 “preconize” 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.

37 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
preconize226863(None) 
preconized2467141preconized
preconizes2358191preconizes
recognize2145672_recognize
arecoline1147103arecoline
creolize1947183cre_olize
deionize1858683_deionize
demonize20311533_demonize
ebonize1838153__ebonize
grecianize2253293grecianize
grecize1935663grec__ize
ironize16610373ir__onize
patronize2077193patronize
pectize20259913p_ec_tize
peptonize2246563peptonize
precative16312573precative
precipe133012123prec__ipe
precipice1745953precipice
precise113518173prec__ise
precocial1547503precocial
precocity1845913precocity
precode12311853preco__de
precoding15109733precoding
preconceive2053353preconceive
preconizing2548233preconizing
premonish1646803premonish
preunite1039573pre_unite
prologize2147963prologize
recognise1245303_recognise
recognized2345253_recognized
recognizer2254453_recognizer
recognizes2255573_recognizes
recolonize2145573_recolonize
reconcile1347843_reconcile
recondite1248963_recondite
reconfine1448013_reconfine
sermonize20148483sermonize

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641377.20320636.0
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.65523343.0
 
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