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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 “utilization” 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.

38 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
utilization204968(None) 
utilizations2148891utilizations
reutilization2249192reutilization
stylization2346672stylization
subtilization2456632subtilization
unitization2048132unitization
atomization2249243atomization
brutalization24137263brutalization
ciliation111112493_cili_ation
civilization2647613civilization
cyclization2746413cyclization
fertilization2588453fertilization
filiation121110243_fili_ation
humiliation1675193humili_ation
idolization2147763idolization
itemization2248343itemization
laicization2247903laicization
latinization21139523latinization
luteinization2255303luteinization
misutilization25155483misutilization
mobilization2588673mobilization
mutilation1249753mutil__ation
mutualization2456903mutualization
optimization25166463optimization
realization20417223realization
reutilizations2348713reutilizations
routinization2255833routinization
stabilization2466193stabilization
sterilization2258863sterilization
stylizations2445933stylizations
subtilizations2556063subtilizations
titivation1347033_titivation
umbilication1884743umbilication
unification1648733unification
unionization2156033unionization
unitizations2147453unitizations
utilitarian1155123utilitarian
vitalization24410973vitalization

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633385.94020476.9
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691386.34628158.1
 
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