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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 “cosmetology” 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.

48 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
cosmetology197240(None) 
cosmology1745192cosm__ology
cetology1477603c___etology
climatology1952383climatology
cosmetologies1852923cosmetologies
cosmetologist1853973cosmetologist
nostology1345563nos__tology
osteology1365763_oste_ology
somatology1644923so_matology
codicology1953324co_dicology
cohomology2153334co_homology
conchology2153734co_nchology
coprology1755724co__prology
cosmetologists1953144cosmetologists
cosmogony1752314cosm__ogony
criminology1952424criminology
cryptology21134504c_ryptology
cytology1766454c___ytology
dermatology1853924dermatology
fetology1566444___fetology
hematology1995774_hematology
herpetology2053064herpetology
histology1645654his__tology
homology1738414ho_m__ology
menology14218484___menology
metrology1546794___metrology
museology1544104mus_e_ology
myrmecology2462094myrmecology
nematology16125204_nematology
nomology1446844no_m__ology
nosology1246144nos___ology
numerology1643144_numerology
oecology14227274_o__ecology
oenology12227824_o__enology
onomatology1752944onomatology
ontology12267584_o__ntology
otology11308754_o___tology
planetology1752864planetology
poenology1546344po__enology
pomology1637194po_m__ology
posology1447244pos___ology
primatology1953464primatology
scatology1545464__scatology
semeiology1644114_semeiology
semiology1546894__semiology
serology1238144__s_erology
sexology1945444__s_exology
sitology12256624__s_itology

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819488.51617475.2
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691488.96619929.8
 
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