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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 “teleology” 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.

66 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
teleology134573(None) 
paleology1556342paleology
selenology1444222selenology
speleology1653012speleology
stereology1444782stereology
teleologic1375372teleologic
teleonomy1453142teleonomy
theology1536892t_heology
aerology1238743ae_rology
aetiology1346423aetiology
algology1345273_algology
areology1237383_areology
balneology1652753balneology
cetology1477603ce_tology
ecology13218823_e_cology
enology11239813_e_nology
ethnology1645693ethnology
ethology1547253_ethology
etiology1236443_etiology
etymology1844753etymology
fetology1566443fe_tology
gemmology1843953gemmology
gemology1546163ge_mology
genealogy1442713genealogy
geology12257323__geology
herbology1845423herbology
ideology1345653_ideology
menology14218483me_nology
metrology1546793metrology
museology1544103museology
necrology1546213necrology
neology11238293__neology
nephology1865963nephology
neurology1346573neurology
oecology14227273oe_cology
oenology12227823oe_nology
osteology1365763osteology
pedology15216903pe_dology
penology14238483pe_nology
petrology1547333petrology
phlebology2153463phlebology
reflexology2551453reflexology
rheology1545823_rheology
semeiology1644113semeiology
semiology1546893semiology
serology1238143se_rology
sexology1945443se_xology
tautology1344993tautology
technology1944913technology
telegony1244223tele_gony
teleologies1247513teleologies
teleologist1249383teleologist
telephony1743863telephony
teleplay1343073telepl_ay
telescopy1653013telescopy
teratology1445293teratology
tetralogy1344163tetralogy
theolog1146153t_heolog_
theologs1246153t_heologs
tocology14107383t_ocology
tokology1655703t_okology
topology1467213t_opology
tribology1545123tribology
tropology1546423tropology
typology1755323t_ypology
venology15226633ve_nology

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641666.59322545.3
3Display Results66660.0302200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691667.04625360.6
 
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