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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 “sedimentologist” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

26 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
sedimentologist199211(None) 
sedimentologic2081342sedimentologi_c
sedimentologies1961552sedimentologies
sedimentology2061753sedimentolog__y
selenologist1357004se__len_ologist
climatologist1873945_clim_atologist
cosmetologist1853975_cosme_tologist
criminologist1863645_crimin_ologist
demonologist1657055__demon_ologist
deontologist1457415__d_eontologist
dermatologist1786465de_rm_atologist
diabetologist17133145__diabetologist
dialectologist1882675__dialectologist
epidemiologist2062765_epidemiologist
gerontologist1555985ge__rontologist
hematologist18219205he__m_atologist
herpetologist1984795he_rpe_tologist
limnologist1446685__lim_n_ologist
nematologist15208475ne__m_atologist
phenomenologist2382685phenomen_ologist
primatologist18175315_prim_atologist
seismologist15125275se_i__smologist
selenologists1455335se__len_ologists
semiologist14410715se__m__iologist
sentimentalist16155455sentimental__ist
sinologist11510665s__i__n_ologist

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit65874264.50014638.7
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691264.62338652.6
 
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