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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 “alkalising” 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
alkalising154501(None) 
alkalizing2446131alkalizing
alkalifying2282002alkalifying
aliasing9310073alia__sing
alkalified1852643alkalified
alkalifies1743233alkalifies
alkalin11178183alkal__in_
alkaline12168283alkal__ine
alkalinity1752483alkalinity
alkalinize23143023alkalinize
alkalinizing2652163alkalinizing
alkalis11148793alkalis___
alkalise12178043alkalis__e
alkalised14155263alkalis_ed
alkalises13167483alkalis_es
alkalosis13124163alkalosi_s
alkylating1843533alkylating
analysing1345933a_nalysing
ankylosing1852483ankylosing
balkanizing2754323balkanizing
canalising1349363canalising
equalising2065993equalising
finalising1446673finalising
focalising1645623focalising
galvanising16123343galvanising
globalising1552963globalising
idealising1245703idealising
legalising1245743legalising
liaising937913_lia_ising
localising1345973localising
metalising1348943metalising
moralising1347623moralising
nasalising1145593nasalising
penalising1347623penalising
realising10313173_realising
ruralising1146443ruralising
tantalising1246203tantalising
totalising1147313totalising
vandalising1644353vandalising
vitalising1446843vitalising
vocalising1645523vocalising

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603416.35622121.3
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691416.81226231.8
 
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