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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 “specializes” 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.

41 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
specializes244644(None) 
specialises1546001specialises
specialize2347191specialize_
specialized2545841specialized
serializes19912052s_erializes
socializes2148402s_ocializes
specialise1446602specialise_
specialised1654532specialised
specialisms1745972specialisms
specialists1546202specialists
specialities1656792specialities
specialties1544662specialties
decimalizes2546293_decimalizes
grecianizes2353223grecianizes
penalizes20911853_pe_nalizes
racializes2148463_racializes
sacralizes2148233s_acralizes
serialises10811563s_erialises
serialize18812633s_erialize_
serialized20810693s_erialized
sexualizes2646533s_exualizes
socialises1258253s_ocialises
socialites1247503s_ocialites
socialize2048823s_ocialize_
socialized2247363s_ocialized
socializer2146023s_ocializer
socializers2243793s_ocializers
specialer1344733special__er
specialest1445573special__est
specialism1646813speciali_sm
specialist1448343speciali_st
speciality1746333speciali_ty
specializing2655503specializing
specialness1554053specialness
specials1238033special___s
speciates13229233specia__tes
speciations1548483speciations
specifies1647573speci_fi_es
sterilizes1947643steri_lizes
subspecializes2982293subspecializes
unspecialized2763133unspecialized

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633415.61021681.5
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.03229623.8
 
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