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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 “microbiology” 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.

23 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
microbiology226377(None) 
microbiologic2264522microbiologic
aerobiology1753953_aerobiology
astrobiology1882403astrobiology
cryobiology2252733__cryobiology
hydrobiology2562783hydrobiology
microbiologies2164983microbiologies
microbiologist21135493microbiologist
neurobiology1863173neurobiology
sociobiology2062213sociobiology
craniology1644214__craniology
exobiology2353224__exobiology
iconology1545444_ic_o_nology
microbial1547154microbial___
microbiological2464374microbiological
microbiologists22134814microbiologists
microvillous1962244microvillous
missiology1653164mi__ssiology
paleobiology2053534paleobiology
pathobiology2362964pathobiology
photobiology2384014photobiology
psychobiology2962964psychobiology
radiobiology1962834radiobiology

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit124790238.45314762.8
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691239.32619160.5
 
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