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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 “ecology” 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.

154 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
ecology1321882(None) 
enology11239811enology
oecology14227271oecology
aerology1238742aerology
apology1337912apology
biology1337362biology
cetology1477602cetology
colog86619932_colog_
cologs96517352_cologs
colony115417272_colony
ecologic1349562ecologic
economy1445432economy
ethology1547252ethology
etiology1236442etiology
eulogy1035632e_ulogy
fetology1566442fetology
gemology1546162gemology
geology12257322geology
menology14218482menology
mycology1946152mycology
myology1636162myology
necrology1546212necrology
neology11238292neology
oenology12227822oenology
ology94113112__ology
oncology14216972oncology
oology103210252_oology
orology11319462orology
otology11308752otology
pedology15216902pedology
penology14238482penology
serology1238142serology
sexology1945442sexology
tocology14107382tocology
ufology14244562ufology
urology11217582urology
venology15226632venology
zoology2036512zoology
acarology1544803acarology
aetiology1346423aetiology
agrology1336023agrology
algology1345273algology
analogy11177853analogy
anemology1545213anemology
apiology1436563apiology
apolog938903apolog_
apologs1038593apologs
areology1237383areology
autecology1643783autecology
axiology1935433axiology
beclog1136863bec_log_
beclogs1237073bec_logs
boogy114518323_bo_ogy
bryology1744513bryology
calory11312843_calory
clog76123243_c_log_
cloggy1344873_cloggy
clogs85519553_c_logs
cloy96623833_c_lo_y
cohog117813043_cohog_
cohogs125810273_cohogs
colby124415063_col_by
coldly12459953_coldly
colly104926773_col_ly
colobi105011083_colobi
cologne1039363_cologne
colon78630193_colo_n
colone85425003_colone
coloni85619203_coloni
colons86028683_colons
color76123743_colo_r
colors86622373_colors
colour85915093_colour
colugo935863_colugo
coly96940533_col__y
cooey105828223_co_oey
cooky145321363_co_oky
coolly114811393_coolly
cooly105525423_co_oly
corody12149703_corody
cytology1766453cytology
decalog1136003decalog_
decalogs1245633decalogs
decolor1087033decolo_r
decolors1187713decolors
decolour1185013decolour
doxology2044743doxology
duolog835803duolog_
duologs935363duologs
echoey14397853ec_hoey
eclogue1044503ec_logue
ecologies12312353ecologies
ecologist12314143ecologist
ecotage1036883ecotage
ecotone938583ecotone
ecotour944363ecotour
elegy939303e__legy
employ1346493emplo_y
epilog976463epilog_
epilogs1076583epilogs
escapology1863003escapology
ethnology1645693ethnology
etymology1844753etymology
gemmology1843953gemmology
gynecology2052693gynecology
herbology1845423herbology
hierology1655543hierology
homology1738413homology
horology1548123horology
ichnology1844993ichnology
iconology1545443iconology
ideology1345653ideology
isolog737403isolog_
isologs837433isologs
lexicology2353163lexicology
logy87025783___logy
metrology1546793metrology
misology1447133misology
mixology2144833mixology
monology142310113monology
nephology1865963nephology
neurology1346573neurology
nomology1446843nomology
nosology1246143nosology
oinology12196703oinology
ontology12267583ontology
petrology1547333petrology
phenology1846993phenology
phycology2345453phycology
poenology1546343poenology
pomology1637193pomology
posology1447243posology
prolog94212973prolog_
prologs103512133prologs
pyrology17136823pyrology
recolor978693recolo_r
recolors1078813recolors
rheology1545823rheology
sarcology1545543sarcology
scatology1545463scatology
semiology1546893semiology
sinology12247183sinology
sitology12256623sitology
sociology1546163sociology
synecology1953043synecology
technology1944913technology
teleology1345733teleology
theology1536893theology
tokology1655703tokology
topology1467213topology
trilogy1136013trilogy
typology1755323typology
virology1545843virology
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 Filter1786911340270.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit1340271546.76319817.7
3Display Results1541540.0503080.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911547.20324807.9
 
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