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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 “fertilized” 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.

37 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
fertilized234654(None) 
fertilize2147541fertilize_
fertilizer2245331fertilizer
fertilizes2247351fertilizes
fertilizers2343442fertilizers
reutilized2047022reutilized
unfertilized2553172unfertilized
bestialized2346043bestialized
cartelized2246173cartelized
certified1548413certifi_ed
eroticized2245623_eroticized
feminized24167333fe_minized
fertile10311733fertil__e_
fertilities1448823fertilities
fertility1547203fertili_ty
fertilizing2446453fertilizing
fetishized2651903fe_tishized
feudalized2444303feudalized
formalized25268933formalized
formulized25274773formulized
fortified1646503fortifi_ed
fossilized2343443fossilized
heroicized2544163heroicized
keratinized25114183keratinized
metalized21412183me_talized
metricized2445423metricized
overutilized2554313overutilized
reutilize1847653reutilize_
reutilizes1947123reutilizes
serialized20810693serialized
sterilized2046763ster_ilized
subtilized2246143subtilized
unutilized2044843unutilized
utilized1847553__utilized
verbalized2547613verbalized
vernalized2348423vernalized
virilized2246233vir_ilized

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603376.42621880.3
3Display Results37370.0301233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691376.61227025.3
 
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