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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 “etymology” 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.

43 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
etymology184475(None) 
entomology1654232entomology
enzymology2852232enzymology
ethnology1645692ethnology
ethology1547252et_hology
etiology1236442et_iology
typology1755322_typology
zymology2644412_zymology
aetiology1346423aet_iology
anemology1545213anemology
bryology1744513bry_ology
cetology1477603cet__ology
cosmology1745193cosmology
cytology1766453_cytology
ecology13218823e__cology
enology11239813e__nology
etymologies17176803etymologies
etymologise17185253etymologise
etymologist17158023etymologist
etymologize26163793etymologize
fetology1566443fet__ology
gemmology1843953gemmology
gemology1546163_gemology
homology1738413_homology
hymnology21104713_hymnology
metrology1546793met_rology
mycology1946153_mycology
myology1636163_my_ology
mythology2145783mythology
nomology1446843_nomology
otology11308753ot__ology
petrology1547333pet_rology
phycology2345453phycology
phytology2146193phytology
pomology1637193_pomology
pyrology17136823_pyrology
seismology1653173seismology
symbology2044283_symbology
teleology1345733teleology
theology1536893_theology
tocology14107383_tocology
tokology1655703_tokology
topology1467213_topology

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641436.39023261.5
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691436.87625987.6
 
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