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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 “externalizationa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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51 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
externalization3164521externalization_
externalisation2272762externalisation_
internalization2455763internalization_
eternization2158674e_tern__ization_
eternizations2258074e_tern__izations
etherealization2783404etherealization_
exteriorization3173074exteriorization_
externalizing3054614externaliz__i_ng
lateralization2367464later_alization_
lateralizations2487004later_alizations
literalization2397424liter_alization_
literalizations2476994liter_alizations
materialization2675214materialization_
vernalization25410034__vernalization_
vernalizations2649254__vernalizations
centralization25108155cent_r_alization_
centralizations26157785cent_r_alizations
derealization231011535__derealization_
derealizations24910815__derealizations
eternalizing2256245e_ternaliz__i_ng
extemporization3562435extemporization_
extermination2275745exter__mination_
exterminations2365125exter__minations
externalising2153395externali__si_ng
externalities2055185externali__ti_es
federalization2787045feder_alization_
federalizations28196685feder_alizations
generalization2457545gener_alization_
generalizations2557155gener_alizations
liberalization2576075liber_alization_
liberalizations2675765liber_alizations
mineralization2577655miner_alization_
mineralizations2677235miner_alizations
nationalization24114175nationalization_
naturalization2356125natur_alization_
naturalizations2455765natur_alizations
neutralization2356705neut_r_alization_
neutralizations2456435neut_r_alizations
penalization23512665__pe_nalization_
penalizations24511635__pe_nalizations
rationalization24114565rationalization_
serialization22911725__serialization_
serializations23710935__serializations
sterilization2258865_ster_ilization_
sterilizations2357985_ster_ilizations
thermalization2855615_thermalization_
thermalizations2955195_thermalizations
verbalization2769675__verbalization_
verbalizations2849175__verbalizations
westernization26134485western__ization_
westernizations27154135western__izations

Search took 4 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 Filter178691435480.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit43548513.48612492.3
3Display Results51510.093548.4
 (SQL Overall)178691513.85946305.0
 
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