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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 “catheterizes” 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.

35 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
catheterizes266276(None) 
catheterize2562831catheterize_
catheterized2752501catheterized
categorizes2354193cat_egorizes
catheterizing2862413catheterizing
catheters1437013catheter___s
catteries11815523cat__teri_es
cauterizes2197993ca__uterizes
bacterizes2347964ba__cterizes
batteries11615114bat__teri_es
cafeterias1553774ca_feteri_as
cartelizes2147634ca__rtelizes
cassiterites1452344cassiterites
catechizes2644344cat_e_chizes
categories1346074cat_egori_es
categorises1454334cat_egorises
categorize2254204cat_egorize_
categorized2453714cat_egorized
catenaries1248664cat_enari_es
catheter1338154catheter____
catholicizes2872354catholicizes
cauteries11615394ca__uteri_es
cauterize2088314ca__uterize_
cauterized2286314ca__uterized
cemeteries1447384c_emeteri_es
characterizes2962854characterizes
computerizes27234444computerizes
etherizes2149314_eth__erizes
laterizes18513014la___terizes
mathematizes2853474mathematizes
papeteries1446554pa_peteri_es
parameterizes26153004parameterizes
theorizes2147074__the_orizes
washeterias1761884washeteri_as
weatherizes2645944weath__erizes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit124790357.34316994.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.50223819.1
 
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