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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 “biology” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

156 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
biology133736(None) 
apiology1436562apiology
apology1337912apology
axiology1935432axiology
bilgy114713712bi_l_gy
billowy15366902billowy
biologic1348272biologic
bionomy1444722bionomy
boogy114518322b_o_ogy
bryology1744512bryology
ecology13218822ecology
enology11239812enology
etiology1236442etiology
geology12257322geology
misology1447132misology
mixology2144832mixology
myology1636162myology
neology11238292neology
oinology12196702oinology
ology94113112__ology
oology103210252_oology
orology11319462orology
otology11308752otology
sinology12247182sinology
sitology12256622sitology
ufology14244562ufology
urology11217582urology
virology1545842virology
zoology2036512zoology
aerology1238743aerology
aetiology1346423aetiology
agrology1336023agrology
algology1345273algology
analogy11177853analogy
angiology1444783angiology
apolog938903apolog_
apologs1038593apologs
areology1237383areology
audiology1444633audiology
beclog1136863beclog_
beclogs1237073beclogs
bialy105119323bial__y
bibliology1852823bibliology
bicolor1145613bicolo_r
bicolors1256163bicolors
bicolour1243693bicolour
biggy124413133bi__ggy
bigly114814753bigl__y
bilby124912353bi_l_by
bilge87618913bi_l_ge
billon83713833billo_n
billons93013363billons
billow114111223billo_w
billows123611293billows
billy105525363bi_l_ly
biog76122323bi__og_
biogeny1336023biogeny
biogs85016113bi__ogs
biologics1446863biologics
biologies12311183biologies
biologism1447233biologism
biologist12412343biologist
biopsy1334533bio_psy
bioscopy1743823bioscopy
biotope1146623biotope
blog75723823b__log_
blogs85319233b__logs
bloody124710173blo_ody
blooey115110793blo_oey
bloomy134510113blo_omy
blowy134315323b__lowy
boggy126116073b_o_ggy
bogy106426193b___ogy
boiloff1543783boiloff
boldly12399423b_oldly
bolo65535953b_olo__
bologna1044253b_ologna
boloney1247763b_oloney
bolos75531373b_olo_s
bolshy1444883b_olshy
booby125319513b_o_oby
boody115420403b_o_ody
boogey124711523b_o_ogey
boomy125421823b_o_omy
booty106125913b_o_oty
boozy194917063b_o_ozy
bosomy13509033b_osomy
brolly114510853brol_ly
broody124510083bro_ody
broomy13449953bro_omy
bulgy115214103b_ul_gy
cetology1477603cetology
colog86619933_colog_
cologs96517353_cologs
colony115417273_colony
cytology1766453cytology
dialog837973dialog_
dialogs938103dialogs
doxology2044743doxology
duolog835803duolog_
duologs935363duologs
ethology1547253ethology
eulogy1035633_eulogy
exobiology2353223exobiology
fetology1566443fetology
gemology1546163gemology
hagiology1744513hagiology
hierology1655543hierology
histology1645653histology
homology1738413homology
horology1548123horology
ideology1345653ideology
iridology1443803iridology
isolog737403isolog_
isologs837433isologs
limnology1544433limnology
lithology1645443lithology
logy87025783___logy
menology14218483menology
monology142310113monology
mycology1946153mycology
nomology1446843nomology
nosology1246143nosology
oecology14227273oecology
oenology12227823oenology
oncology14216973oncology
ontology12267583ontology
ophiology1844873ophiology
pedology15216903pedology
penology14238483penology
philology1845293philology
pillory12247453pillory
pillowy15316423pillowy
pomology1637193pomology
posology1447243posology
prolog94212973prolog_
prologs103512133prologs
pyrology17136823pyrology
radiology1446333radiology
rheology1545823rheology
rhinology1645083rhinology
semiology1546893semiology
serology1238143serology
sexology1945443sexology
sociology1546163sociology
theology1536893theology
tocology14107383tocology
tokology1655703tokology
topology1467213topology
tribology1545123tribology
trilogy1136013trilogy
typology1755323typology
venology15226633venology
violone1037153violone
willowy16276353willowy
zymology2644413zymology

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 Filter1786911340270.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271566.89019452.4
3Display Results1561560.0632476.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911567.10925135.9
 
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