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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 “sociologists” 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
sociologists154794(None) 
sociologist1449881sociologist_
semiologists1548222semiologists
sociologeses1552062sociologeses
sociologies1447802sociologi_es
audiologists1445613audiologists
biologists1349433__biologists
conchologists2154563conchologists
cosmologists1746413cosmologists
ecologists13310923_ec_ologists
exobiologists2355323exobiologists
glaciologists1753943glaciologists
horologists1548963ho_rologists
monologists14410073mo_nologists
mycologists1947733myc_ologists
necrologists1547873necrologists
nonbiologists1664723nonbiologists
oncologists1448073_oncologists
ontologists1248903_ontologists
oologists1039853_o__ologists
orologists1149823_o_rologists
osteologists1346763osteologists
otologists1149633_o_tologists
pomologists1648983po_mologists
proctologists1856813proctologists
psychologists24127473psychologists
radiologists1497363radiologists
sciolists1147213s_ciol__ists
semiologist14410713semiologist_
serologists12410123s_erologists
sexologists1947253s_exologists
sinologists1257673s_inologists
socialists1248493social__ists
sociobiologists2063623sociobiologists
sociolinguists1771463sociolinguists
sociologese1452353sociologes_e
sociologic1555923sociologi__c
sociological1747503sociological
topologists1447863to_pologists
toxicologists2353983toxicologists
zoologists2047173zo__ologists

Search took 4 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024413.54626797.5
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691413.92245561.2
 
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