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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 “generalize” 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.

48 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
generalize2019845(None) 
generalise11178121generalise
generalized22147441generalized
generalizer21156261generalizer
generalizes21178271generalizes
centralize2149962centralize
federalize2345822federalize
generalised13185682generalised
generalises12167822generalises
generalist11169422generalist
generality1446192generality
generalizers22194082generalizers
generative1458562generative
mineralize2147772mineralize
centralise1269603centralise
centralized2348153centralized
centralizer2246833centralizer
centralizes2249423centralizes
demineralize2484863demineralize
demoralize2269223demoralize
energize1845563_ener_gize
eternalize19118503_eternalize
federalized2545143federalized
federalizes2445173federalizes
genderize2065673gender__ize
generable1238663genera_ble
general81010943general___
generalcies1454043generalcies
generalcy1543423general_cy
generalists12136943generalists
generalities1347013generalities
generalizable2561643generalizable
generalizing2346353generalizing
generally1347343general_ly
generals9109343general__s
generate9312903genera__te
generating12310383generating
generation11312423generation
lateralize1949053lateralize
liberalize2146953liberalize
literalize1948743literalize
mineralise1248183mineralise
mineralized2346653mineralized
mineralizer2245303mineralizer
mineralizes2257573mineralizes
neutralize19117923neutralize
penalize19912753pen__alize
sensualize1945103sensualize

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603486.03323305.7
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691486.48327563.0
 
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