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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 “neology” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

40 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
neology1123829(None) 
enology11239811enology
geology12257321geology
aerology1238742aerology
anemology1545212anemology
apology1337912apology
areology1237382areology
biology1337362biology
cetology1477602cetology
ecology13218822ecology
eulogy1035632_eulogy
fetology1566442fetology
gemology1546162gemology
ideology1345652ideology
menology14218482menology
myology1636162myology
necrology1546212necrology
neologic1149232neologic
nephology1865962nephology
neurology1346572neurology
nomology1446842nomology
nosology1246142nosology
oecology14227272oecology
oenology12227822oenology
ology94113112__ology
oncology14216972oncology
ontology12267582ontology
oology103210252_oology
orology11319462orology
otology11308752otology
pedology15216902pedology
penology14238482penology
rheology1545822rheology
serology1238142serology
sexology1945442sexology
theology1536892theology
ufology14244562ufology
urology11217582urology
venology15226632venology
zoology2036512zoology

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671406.70316063.1
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691407.48323879.6
 
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