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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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98 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
ethology154725(None) 
ethnology1645691ethnology
etiology1236441etiology
aetiology1346422aetiology
anthology1646792anthology
cetology1477602cet_ology
ecology13218822e_cology
enology11239812e_nology
etymology1844752etymology
fetology1566442fet_ology
lithology1645442lithology
metrology1546792metrology
mythology2145782mythology
nephology1865962nephology
otology11308752ot_ology
pathology1846932pathology
petrology1547332petrology
theology1536892_theology
aerology1238743aerology
agrology1336023agrology
algology1345273algology
apiology1436563apiology
apology1337913_apology
areology1237383areology
astrology1346143astrology
axiology1935433axiology
biology1337363_biology
bryology1744513bryology
cytology1766453cytology
doxology2044743doxology
entomology1654233entomology
ethnologic1645723ethnologic
ethologies14310543ethologies
ethologist14411893ethologist
ethoxy1933923eth__oxy
etiologic1246783etiologic
eulogy1035633e__ulogy
gemmology1843953gemmology
gemology1546163gemology
geology12257323_geology
herbology1845423herbology
homology1738413homology
horology1548123horology
ichnology1844993ichnology
ideology1345653ideology
menology14218483menology
methodology2183193methodology
misology1447133misology
mixology2144833mixology
monology142310113monology
mycology1946153mycology
myology1636163_myology
necrology1546213necrology
neology11238293_neology
nephrology1944223nephrology
neurology1346573neurology
nomology1446843nomology
nosology1246143nosology
oecology14227273oecology
oenology12227823oenology
oinology12196703oinology
ology94113113___ology
oncology14216973oncology
ontology12267583ontology
oology103210253__oology
ophiology1844873ophiology
orology11319463_orology
osteology1365763osteology
pedology15216903pedology
penology14238483penology
pomology1637193pomology
posology1447243posology
psephology2154143psephology
pyrology17136823pyrology
rheology1545823rheology
semiology1546893semiology
serology1238143serology
sexology1945443sexology
sinology12247183sinology
sitology12256623sitology
technology1944913technology
teleology1345733teleology
tetralogy1344163tetralogy
theolog1146153_theolog_
theologs1246153_theologs
tholoi9339233_tholo_i
tholos94213003_tholo_s
tocology14107383tocology
tokology1655703tokology
topology1467213topology
trilogy1136013_trilogy
typology1755323typology
ufology14244563_ufology
urology11217583_urology
venology15226633venology
virology1545843virology
zoology2036513_zoology
zymology2644413zymology

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162987.65619091.2
3Display Results98980.0462130.4
 (SQL Overall)178691988.12521992.7
 
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