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

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95 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sterilization225886(None) 
sterilizations2357981sterilizations
serialization22911722s_erialization
stabilization2466192stabilization
esterification1995333esterification
eternization2158673eter_nization
fertilization2588453_fertilization
lateralization2367463lateralization
literalization2397423literalization
materialization2675213materialization
serializations23710933s_erializations
specialization27106283specialization
stabilizations2565603stabilizations
stylization2346673st__ylization
subtilization2456633subtilization
utilization2049683ut__ilization
civilization2647614_civilization
creolization2348814cre_olization
debilitation1547784_debilitation
derealization231011534_derealization
destabilization2763334destabilization
detribalization2754274detribalization
dieselization2356054dieselization
energization2256494ener_gization
erotization20412064__erotization
esterifications20134814esterifications
eternizations2258074eter_nizations
etherealization2783404etherealization
etherization2457684ether__ization
exteriorization3173074exteriorization
externalization3164524externalization
federalization2787044federalization
feminization26128484_feminization
fertilizations26137894_fertilizations
fossilization2565144fossilization
generalization2457544generalization
hybridization3152564hybridization
idealization22410274ide_alization
interiorization2464784interiorization
internalization2455764internalization
italicization2454234italicization
itemization2248344ite__mization
lateralizations2487004lateralizations
laterization21410684later__ization
legalization22411614_legalization
liberalization2576074liberalization
literalizations2476994literalizations
luteinization2255304lute_inization
metallization24176864metallization
mineralization2577654mineralization
mobilization2588674_mobilization
moralization23411614_moralization
naturalization2356124naturalization
nebulization2347194_nebulization
overutilization2762674overutilization
penalization23512664_penalization
periodization2556064_periodization
petrification2048814petrification
pluralization2457084pluralization
realization20417224_re_alization
reutilization2249194reutilization
salinization2158894s_alinization
sanitization2149154s_anitization
scarification2056404scarification
sclerotization25203394sclerotization
securitization2554314securitization
sensitization22146724sensitization
seriation9318064s_er__i_ation
signalization2357394signalization
socialization2449104socialization
solubilization2554044solubilization
specialisation18182754specialisation
specializations28115634specializations
specification2245764specification
sterilities11129014sterili__ties
sterilizing2146904steriliz__ing
sternutation1253964ster_nutation
striation9313484st_r__i_ation
stridulation1354774st_ridulation
strobilation1454054st_robilation
stylizations2445934st__ylizations
suberization2359244suber__ization
subsidization2553984subsidization
subtilizations2556064subtilizations
symbolization2954054symbolization
termination131311164_ter_mination
terrorization2256664_terrorization
tetanization21410304_tetanization
thermalization2855614thermalization
triplication1695384_t_riplication
utilizations2148894ut__ilizations
verbalization2769674_verbalization
verification201810644_verification
vernalization25410034_vernalization
westernization26134484wester_nization

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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024955.37317685.5
3Display Results95950.0631507.9
 (SQL Overall)178691955.81230745.2
 
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