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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

47 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
herpetology205306(None) 
dermatology1853923dermatology
gerontology1653363gerontology
hematology1995773he_matology
herbology1845423her__bology
herpetologies1953463herpetologies
herpetologist1984793herpetologist
teratology1445293ter_atology
aerobiology1753954aerobiology
aerology1238744aer___ology
areology1237384_ar_e_ology
carpology1775454carp__ology
cetology1477604___cetology
cosmetology1972404cosmetology
cryptology21134504_cryptology
deontology1544114de_ontology
fetology1566444___fetology
haplology1843974h_ap_lology
heretofore1692384her_etofore
herpetological2253324herpetological
herpetologists2083634herpetologists
hierology1655544h__ierology
histology1645654h__istology
horology1548124hor___ology
hypnology21144744h_yp_nology
morphology2144214morp_hology
myrmecology2462094myrmecology
narratology1552384narratology
nematology16125204ne_matology
neonatology1553164neonatology
nephology1865964ne_p_hology
nephrology1944224ne_phrology
pedology15216904___pedology
penology14238484___penology
petrology1547334___petrology
phrenology1944894phr_enology
planetology1752864planetology
proctology1845404_proctology
reflexology2551454reflexology
rheology1545824__rhe_ology
rheumatology2162094rheumatology
selenology1444224se_lenology
semeiology1644114se_meiology
serology1238144ser___ology
stereology1444784ster_e_ology
teleology1345734te_le_ology
terminology1753204terminology

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819478.34317837.6
3Display Results47470.0331424.2
 (SQL Overall)178691478.79620315.0
 
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