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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 “photobiology” 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.

28 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
photobiology238401(None) 
photobiologic2365202photobiologic
photogeology2263302photogeology
chronobiology2481793chronobiology
paleobiology2053533paleobiology
pathobiology2362963pathobiology
photobiologies2265153photobiologies
photobiologist2266223photobiologist
protozoology2762663protozoology
aerobiology1753954_aerobiology
astrobiology1882404astrobiology
cryobiology2252734_cryobiology
exobiology2353224__exobiology
hydrobiology2562784hydrobiology
microbiology2263774microbiology
neurobiology1863174neurobiology
phlebology2153464ph_leb_ology
phonology1847164ph__o_nology
photobiological2564454photobiological
photobiologists2365174photobiologists
photogeologic2263734photogeologic
physiology2254444ph__ysiology
phytology2146194phyt___ology
phytosociology2871364phytosociology
psychobiology2962964psychobiology
radiobiology1962834radiobiology
sociobiology2062214sociobiology
soteriology1553274_soteriology

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 Filter1786911247900.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit124790288.00015598.8
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.46621106.9
 
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