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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 “parapsychology” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

30 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
parapsychology307107(None) 
metapsychology3071193metapsychology
neuropsychology2981664neuropsychology
parasitology1862534para_s_itology
psychology2495534____psychology
graphology2053445_grap___hology
papyrology2153315p__ap_y_rology
phraseology2052795phra_s__eology
archeology1954206_ar____cheology
carpology1775456car_p____ology
karyology2043826kar___y__ology
laryngology1951986lar___yngology
malacology1853896mala___c_ology
martyrology2052226mar__ty_rology
morphology2144216mor_p___hology
paleoecology2062996pa_leoec_ology
paleopathology25101806paleopathology
palynology1943666p__a_ly_nology
parasitologic1862256para_s_itologic
pathology1846946p__a___thology
pathophysiology32111296pathophysiology
pharmacology2563096p_harmac_ology
phycology2345456____phyc_ology
phytosociology2871366phytosociology
praxeology2353046p_ra___xeology
proctology1845406p_r___octology
psephology2154146____psephology
psychologic2456576____psychologic
sarcology1545546sar____c_ology
trichology1944846_tr___ichology

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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790309.40613267.1
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691309.81218211.5
 
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