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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 “ecology” 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.

38 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
ecology1321882(None) 
enology11239811enology
oecology14227271oecology
aerology1238742aerology
apology1337912apology
biology1337362biology
cetology1477602cetology
colog86619932_colog_
cologs96517352_cologs
colony115417272_colony
ecologic1349562ecologic
economy1445432economy
ethology1547252ethology
etiology1236442etiology
eulogy1035632e_ulogy
fetology1566442fetology
gemology1546162gemology
geology12257322geology
menology14218482menology
mycology1946142mycology
myology1636152myology
necrology1546212necrology
neology11238292neology
oenology12227822oenology
ology94113112__ology
oncology14216972oncology
oology103210252_oology
orology11319462orology
otology11308742otology
pedology15216902pedology
penology14238482penology
serology1238142serology
sexology1945442sexology
tocology14107372tocology
ufology14244562ufology
urology11217582urology
venology15226632venology
zoology2036512zoology

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671383.61029825.8
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.76347486.3
 
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