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

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

36 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
scatology154546(None) 
acarology1544802acarology
cetology1477602_cetology
cytology1766452_cytology
escapology1863002escapology
eschatology2082322eschatology
sitology12256622s_itology
somatology1644922somatology
apology1337913__apology
carpology1775453_carpology
catalog1038003_catalog_
catalogs1148033_catalogs
ecology13218823ec__ology
fetology1566443_fetology
hematology1995773hematology
histology1645653histology
ichnology1844993ichnology
iconology1545443iconology
nematology16125203nematology
nostology1345563nostology
oceanology1643553oceanology
ontology12267583_ontology
otology11308753__otology
pathology1846933_pathology
phytology2146193phytology
sarcology1545543sarcology
scatologies1446863scatologies
semiology1546893semiology
serology1238143s_erology
sexology1945443s_exology
sinology12247183s_inology
sociology1546163sociology
symbology2044283symbology
tautology1344993tautology
teratology1445293teratology
uranology1344893uranology

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641366.57622603.6
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.01525472.7
 
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