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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 “extemporize” 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.

42 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
extemporize3115362(None) 
extemporise22183641extemporise
extemporized33143271extemporized
extemporizer32153061extemporizer
extemporizes32163581extemporizes
extempore2053472extempor__e
extemporised24163062extemporised
extemporises23163692extemporises
extemporizers33132372extemporizers
exteriorize2753852exteriorize
temporize2246872__temporize
contemporize2753373contemporize
extemporal2152703extempor_al
extemporary2562293extemporary
extemporizing3462753extemporizing
exteriorise1854633exteriorise
exteriorized2953193exteriorized
exteriorizes2853613exteriorizes
temporise1347403__temporise
temporized2446063__temporized
temporizer2345233__temporizer
temporizes2346933__temporizes
categorize2254204cate_gorize
contemporized2962814contemporized
contemporizes2853204contemporizes
emprize2038844___emp_rize
enterprise1255544enterp_rise
exemptive2343834ex_emp_tive
extemporally2662184extemporally
extemporarily2771944extemporarily
extemporising2562324extemporising
exteriorised2053194exteriorised
exteriorises1954214exteriorises
exteriority2153674exteriority
externalize2756384externalize
interiorize2056334interiorize
memorize211311104__mem_orize
temporalize2454954__temporalize
temporised1555124__temporised
temporises1447244__temporises
temporizers2443734__temporizers
terrorize1887084__terrorize

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819428.65617192.6
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.09519647.2
 
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