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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 “semicivilized” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

31 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
semicivilized307101(None) 
civilized24105494____civilized
overcivilized3162904overcivilized
supercivilized31101604supercivilized
uncivilized2652964__uncivilized
civilised1584615____civilised
civilize22106395____civilize_
civilizer23104325____civilizer
civilizes23115885____civilizes
decimalized2646105de__cimalized
demilitarized2693175demilitarized
demineralized2694075demineralized
demobilized2654595dem__obilized
hypercivilized3772065hypercivilized
lexicalized3054045lexic__alized
memorialized2655305memori_alized
municipalized2961865municipalized
remilitarized2583105remilitarized
remobilized2554425rem__obilized
resocialized24105195resoci_alized
securitized2353105se__curitized
semicircle1652205semicircl__e_
semicircles1751935semicircl__es
semideified18162925semi_deifi_ed
semidivine1662995semidiv__ine_
semifinished2161065semifini_shed
semiskilled1851545semi_skil_led
serialized20810695se__ri_alized
socialized2247365s__oci_alized
specialized2545845s_peci_alized
ultracivilized2971345ultracivilized

Search took 10 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 Limit124790318.94013958.6
3Display Results31310.0301033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691319.36019090.9
 
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