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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 “methodologies” 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.

44 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
methodologies205348(None) 
meteorologies1653582meteorologies
methodologist2054312methodologist
methodologists2153472methodologists
ethnologies1547983_eth_nologies
ethologies14310543_eth__ologies
methodological2353303methodological
methodology2183193methodolog__y
metrologies1449583met__rologies
mythologies2047843myth__ologies
aetiologies1248984aet__iologies
anthologies151012014anth__ologies
anthropologies20113984anthropologies
cetologies13410854cet___ologies
cohomologies2054054_cohomologies
demonologies1645504de_monologies
entomologies1575324_entomologies
etiologies1139414_et__iologies
etymologies17176804_et_ymologies
fetologies1439184fet___ologies
geohydrologies2361514geohydrologies
homologies16311524___homologies
horologies14411054___horologies
lithologies1546834lith__ologies
menologies13310604me___nologies
meteorologic1763174meteorologi_c
meteorologist1654874meteorologist
meteorologists1754184meteorologists
monologies13312544m___onologies
mythologizes3054614myth__ologizes
nephologies1747354neph__ologies
nephrologies1845074neph_rologies
pathobiologies2274194pathobiologies
pathologies1748734path__ologies
pedologies1439344pe___dologies
petrologies1449894pet__rologies
phonologies17410004__phonologies
pteridologies1762934pteridologies
technologies1845974tech_nologies
theologies141010104__th_eologies
tocologies1349764__t_ocologies
tokologies1547144__t_okologies
topologies1348974__t_opologies
tropologies1447734__tropologies

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024444.81319743.2
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691445.18634456.4
 
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