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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 “sterilizing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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156 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sterilizing214690(None) 
sterilising1245021sterilising
serializing21149402s_erializing
stabilizing23125532stabilizing
eternalizing2256243eternalizing
eternizing2046763eter_nizing
fertilizing2446453_fertilizing
lateralizing2257053lateralizing
literalizing2256453literalizing
materializing2595973materializing
metricizing2545173metricizing
presterilizing26122753presterilizing
sacralizing2347403sacralizing
serialising12167003s_erialising
specializing2655503specializing
stabilising14134113stabilising
sterilities11129013sterilities
sterilize1848303steriliz__e
sterilized2046763steriliz_ed
sterilizer1945513steriliz_er
sterilizers2043623sterilizers
sterilizes1947643steriliz_es
sterling93615553ster_l__ing
stylizing2246313st__ylizing
subtilizing2346003subtilizing
utilizing1947803ut__ilizing
virilizing2345673_virilizing
asterisking1652964asteri_sking
atticizing2246324at_ticizing
civilizing2545604_civilizing
creolizing2246894cre_olizing
destabilizing2653534destabilizing
detribalizing2654014detribalizing
dieselizing2244404dieselizing
energizing2145374ener_gizing
erotizing1949964__erotizing
esterifying1873694esteri_fying
eternising1146004eter_nising
etherealizing2653324etherealizing
etherizing2346854ether__izing
ethicizing2545044et_hicizing
exteriorizing3063334exteriorizing
externalizing3054614externalizing
federalizing2655244federalizing
feminizing2546354_feminizing
fossilizing2453464fossilizing
generalizing2346354generalizing
heroicizing2654434_heroicizing
heroizing2248494_her_oizing
historicizing2862214historicizing
hybridizing3052384hybridizing
idealizing2147294ide_alizing
interiorizing23144974interiorizing
interlining1249134inter_lining
internalizing2356214internalizing
italicizing2353704italicizing
itemizing2146274ite__mizing
laterizing2049094later__izing
legalizing2147544_legalizing
liberalizing2455184liberalizing
luteinizing2154244lute_inizing
lyricizing2543634_lyricizing
materialising16114494materialising
metalizing22511364_metalizing
metallizing2345754metallizing
mineralizing2466584mineralizing
mobilizing2446694_mobilizing
moralizing2249744_moralizing
naturalizing2255754naturalizing
nebulizing2244924_nebulizing
obelizing2146604obe__lizing
ostracizing2344564ost_racizing
overglazing2545974overglazing
overliving1747394over_living
overprizing2648034overprizing
overutilizing2653724overutilizing
penalizing2249924_penalizing
periling11316864_peril__ing
perilling12410004_peril_ling
pluralizing2345214pluralizing
poeticizing2545434poeticizing
pyrolizing2546844_pyrolizing
realizing19313814_re_alizing
restabilizing2553774restabilizing
reutilizing2147014reutilizing
ruralizing2047884_ruralizing
sacrificing1952324sacrificing
salinizing2047434s_alinizing
sanitizing20107954s_anitizing
satirizing2058284s_atirizing
securitizing2453224securitizing
seizing174114834s_e___izing
sensitizing2155744sensitizing
sequelizing3053594sequelizing
seriating10916404s_eri_ating
sermonizing2346624s_ermonizing
servicing1545344s_er_vicing
sexualizing2846084sexualizing
shrilling13307694s_hril_ling
signalizing2245974signalizing
sinicizing2245754s_inicizing
soberizing2246754sober__izing
socializing2347344socializing
solubilizing2453294solubilizing
specialising1754014specialising
speiling113612974spe_il__ing
spritzing2135394s_pri_tzing
stargazing2193324star_gazing
starling93017124star_l__ing
startling1037374startl__ing
stealing93416604ste_al__ing
steeling93615144ste_el__ing
stellifying1842704stellifying
stenciling1344174ste_nciling
stencilling1443234stencil_ling
stereoing1037894ster__eoing
sterilant947284steril__ant
sterilise948994steril__ise
sterilised1145444sterili_sed
sterilises1048254sterili_ses
sterility1247764steril__ity
sterilization2258864sterilization
sterilizations2357984sterilizations
sterlings10308754ster_l__ings
stilling93415324st__il_ling
stilting93312404st__il_ting
straining10410564st_r_aining
streamlining1551874streamlining
streeling10189484streel__ing
striating10914194st_ri_ating
strickling1744954st_rickling
striding102713604st_r__iding
striking133012234st_r__iking
stringing1139754st_ri_nging
striping112612524st_r__iping
stripling1257784st_ri_pling
stripping1436494st_ri_pping
striving122611394st_r__iving
strolling10238794st_rol_ling
stylising1345594st__ylising
suberizing2247744suber__izing
subsidizing2454114subsidizing
supersizing2347024super_sizing
surprizing2245654s_urprizing
symbolizing2853724symbolizing
terrorizing2145954_terrorizing
tetanizing2068094_tetanizing
thermalizing2754934thermalizing
thrilling13276694_thril_ling
totalizing2079224_totalizing
trellising1144664_trellising
trilling92815964_t_ril_ling
utilising1046634ut__ilising
verbalizing2647334_verbalizing
vernalizing2447804_vernalizing
westernizing2553724wester_nizing

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1488191569.01616506.1
3Display Results1561560.0931677.4
 (SQL Overall)1786911569.53218746.4
 
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