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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 “sensationalises” 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.

26 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
sensationalises1523468(None) 
sensationalise14254871sensationalise_
sensationalised16243651sensationalised
sensationalisms17274351sensationalisms
sensationalists15244611sensationalists
sensationalizes24253881sensationalizes
sensationalism16264712sensationalis_m
sensationalist14235292sensationalis_t
sensationalize23224012sensationalize_
sensationalized25223512sensationalized
denationalizes24115523den_ationalizes
nationalises122910363__n_ationalises
renationalizes23115903ren_ationalizes
denationalize23115904den_ationalize_
denationalized25124964den_ationalized
nationalise111910484__n_ationalise_
nationalised13197814__n_ationalised
nationalisms14259794__n_ationalisms
nationalists122010334__n_ationalists
nationalizes21178614__n_ationalizes
rationalises122010374___rationalises
renationalize22106384ren_ationalize_
renationalized2495264ren_ationalized
sectionalisms1756524se__ctionalisms
sensational1146384sensational____
sensationally1654304sensational__ly

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 Filter178691435480.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit43548262.83015388.0
3Display Results26260.030866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691263.14056908.0
 
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