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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 “ichnology” 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.

41 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
ichnology184499(None) 
iconology1545441iconology
ethnology1645692ethnology
lichenology2052382lichenology
technology1944912technology
acarology1544803acarology
archeology1954203archeology
cetology1477603_cetology
chronology1945543_chronology
cytology1766453_cytology
ecology13218823ec__ology
enology11239813__enology
ethology1547253eth_ology
hymnology21104713hymnology
hypnology21144743hypnology
ichnolite1444363ichnolite
ichnologies1746363ichnologies
ichthyology2652163ichthyology
ideology1345653i_deology
immunology1853403immunology
iridology1443803iridology
limnology1544433limnology
lithology1645443lith_ology
menology14218483_menology
monology142310113_monology
oceanology1643553oceanology
oenology12227823_oenology
oinology12196703_oinology
ophiology1844873ophiology
penology14238483_penology
phenology1846993phenology
phonology1847163phonology
poenology1546343poenology
rheology1545823_rheology
rhinology1645083rhinology
scatology1545463scatology
sinology12247183_sinology
theology1536893_theology
trichology1944843trich_ology
uranology1344893uranology
venology15226633_venology

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 Limit148641416.65622331.9
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691417.09525185.5
 
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