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

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

33 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
westernizations2715413(None) 
westernisations18172431westernisations
westernization26134481westernization_
eternizations2258072_e_ternizations
westernisation17152572westernisation_
eternization2158673_e_ternization_
fraternizations27153753fraternizations
weatherizations3054073weather_izations
winterizations26157503winter_izations
bacterizations2766664bacter_izations
bastardizations27112874bastardizations
cauterizations25197154cauter_izations
desalinizations2555394desalinizations
determinations1766894de_terminations
energizations2356184_e_nergizations
esterifications20134814_esterifications
etherizations2557234_ether_izations
exterminations2365124_exterminations
fraternization26174064fraternization_
hellenizations2654324helle_nizations
laterizations22410074_later_izations
luteinizations2355064_luteinizations
mercerizations2756104mercer_izations
modernizations2654934_modernizations
pasteurizations2674004pasteurizations
sterilizations2357984__sterilizations
sternutations1353754__sternutations
systemizations2864084syste_mizations
tenderizations2455694tender_izations
tetanizations2249914te_t_anizations
weatherization2954144weather_ization_
westernizing2553724westerniz__i_ng
winterization25137814winter_ization_

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit43548331.92322645.9
3Display Results33330.0301100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691332.24979453.5
 
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