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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 “microbiologist” 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.

65 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
microbiologist2113549(None) 
microbiologists22134811microbiologists
microbiologic2264522microbiologi_c
microbiologies2164982microbiologies
astrobiologist1784193astrobiologist
cryobiologist2154523__cryobiologist
hydrobiologist24204503hydrobiologist
microbiological2464373microbiological
microbiology2263773microbiolog__y
neurobiologist17124923neurobiologist
sociobiologist1964043sociobiologist
astrobiologists1873764astrobiologists
cryobiologists2254104__cryobiologists
exobiologist2256204__exobiologist
hydrobiologists25134044hydrobiologists
neurobiologists18114314neurobiologists
paleobiologist19156344paleobiologist
photobiologist2266224photobiologist
psychobiologist2874364psychobiologist
radiobiologist18154674radiobiologist
sociobiologists2063624sociobiologists
aerobiologies1655055_aerobiologies
astrobiologies1763265astrobiologies
bacteriologist1963695bacteriologist
biologist12412345_____biologist
cardiologist1656615__cardiologist
chronobiologist2392795chronobiologist
chronologist1857625_chro_nologist
cosmologist1648375__c_osmologist
criminologist1863645__criminologist
cryobiologies2153615__cryobiologies
cryptologist2056435__cryptologist
ecclesiologist1962605ecclesiologist
exobiologists2355325__exobiologists
gerontologist1555985_gerontologist
hydrobiologies2473805hydrobiologies
ichthyologist2562785_ichthyologist
iridologist1345795_i_r_idologist
lichenologist1973915lic_henologist
liturgiologist16131855liturgiologist
malariologist1693925m_alariologist
martyrologist1953325m_artyrologist
meteorologist1654875meteo_rologist
methodologist2054315metho_dologist
metrologist14511225metr___ologist
microscopist2055645micro__scopist
microvillous1962245microvillo_us_
mixologist2047695mi____xologist
monologist13413615m___o_nologist
morphologist2055505m_or_phologist
mycologist18410355myc____ologist
myrmecologist2353315m_yrmecologist
necrologist14410125necr___ologist
neurobiologies1763915neurobiologies
nonbiologist1555915__nonbiologist
paleobiologists20115735paleobiologists
photobiologists2365175photobiologists
proctologist1758965__proctologist
radiobiologists19174265radiobiologists
radiologist1399495___radiologist
sociobiologies19103345sociobiologies
sociologist1449885___sociologist
tribologist1447725__trib_ologist
victimologist2162625vic_timologist
virologist1448815vi_r___ologist

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024657.42312801.3
3Display Results65650.0302166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691657.81322871.0
 
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