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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 “phycology” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

44 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
phycology234545(None) 
phytology2146191phytology
mycology1946152_mycology
phenology1846992phenology
philology1845292philology
phonology1847162phonology
physiology2254442physiology
psychology2495532psychology
pyrology17136822p_yrology
bryology1744513bry_ology
cytology1766453_cytology
ecology13218823__ecology
etymology1844753etymology
homology1738413_homology
horology1548123_horology
hydrology2046213_hydrology
hymnology21104713_hymnology
hypnology21144743_hypnology
myology1636163_my_ology
oecology14227273_oecology
oncology14216973_oncology
ophiology1844873oph_iology
paleology1556343paleology
palynology1943663palynology
papyrology2153313papyrology
pathology1846933pathology
pedology15216903p_edology
penology14238483p_enology
petrology1547333petrology
phlebology2153463phlebology
phrenology1944893phrenology
phycologies2247783phycologies
phycologist2259183phycologist
poenology1546343poenology
pomology1637193p_omology
posology1447243p_osology
proctology1845403proctology
rheology1545823rh_eology
rhinology1645083rhinology
sarcology1545543sarcology
theology1536893th_eology
tocology14107383_tocology
typology1755323_typology
zymology2644413_zymology

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641447.28020417.7
3Display Results44440.0331333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691447.76623009.4
 
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