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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 “sermonizing” 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.

29 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
sermonizing234662(None) 
demonizing2348852de_monizing
germanizing2456202germanizing
harmonizing2645712harmonizing
simonizing2246152s_imonizing
carbonizing2545863carbonizing
deaminizing2475553deaminizing
deionizing2147653de_ionizing
demonising1447563de_monising
ebonizing2146823_e_bonizing
erotizing1949963_er_otizing
feminizing2546353fe_minizing
gorgonizing2343943gorgonizing
harmonising1744793harmonising
heroizing2248493her_o_izing
ironizing1947933_ir_onizing
jargonizing2944193jargonizing
memorizing2448113me_morizing
peptonizing2546153peptonizing
preconizing2548233preconizing
serializing21149403serializing
sermonize20148483sermoniz__e
sermonized22156913sermoniz_ed
sermonizer21146163sermoniz_er
sermonizers22154043sermonizers
sermonizes21148363sermoniz_es
terrorizing2145953terrorizing
teutonizing2145333teutonizing
weaponizing2644123weaponizing

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633295.18623454.1
3Display Results29290.033878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691295.62531767.3
 
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