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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 “catheterized” 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.

26 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
catheterized275250(None) 
catheterize2562831catheterize_
catheterizes2662761catheterizes
categorized2453713cat_egorized
catheterizing2862413catheterizing
cauterized2286313ca__uterized
bacterized2446284ba__cterized
cartelized2246174ca__rtelized
catechized2743474cat_e_chized
categorised1553284cat_egorised
categorize2254204cat_egorize_
categorizes2354194cat_egorizes
catheter1338154catheter____
catheters1437014catheter___s
catholicized2982084catholicized
catteries11815524cat__teri_es
cauterize2088314ca__uterize_
cauterizes2197994ca__uterizes
characterized3062374characterized
computerized28223704computerized
etherized2247084_eth__erized
laterized1979904la___terized
mathematized2953214mathematized
parameterized27122514parameterized
theorized2245804__the_orized
weatherized2745174weath__erized

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit124790267.69016227.6
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691268.12321998.2
 
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