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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 “neocolonial” 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.

27 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
neocolonial135255(None) 
anticolonial1464063anticolonial
colonial10411343___colonial
intercolonial1563973intercolonial
neocolonialism1882143neocolonialism
neocolonialist1682043neocolonialist
precolonial1554253precolonial
semicolonial1663053semicolonial
colonials1147904___colonials
decolonize2245524de_colonize
ecological1548704_e_cological
ecotonal1046254_e_coton_al
geocorona1252134geocoron_a_
geocoronae1351894geocoron_ae
geocoronas1352084geocoron_as
necrological1747284necrological
neocolonialisms1991944neocolonialisms
neocolonialists1781704neocolonialists
neocortical1553584neocortical
neurological1547334neurological
nomological1648074n_omological
nosocomial1452404n_osocomial
nosological1447374n_osological
oogonial945254__o_ogonial
postcolonial1663094postcolonial
recolonize2145574re_colonize
unecological1745824une_cological

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819278.93616653.9
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691279.38819034.0
 
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