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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 “technology” 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.

33 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
technology194491(None) 
ethnology1645692_ethnology
ichnology1844992_ichnology
technologic1954482technologic
archeology1954203archeology
biotechnology2461363biotechnology
demonology1744383demonology
ecology13218823_ec__ology
enology11239813_e__nology
ethology1547253_eth_ology
iconology1545443_iconology
lichenology2052383lichenology
menology14218483me__nology
necrology1546223nec_rology
nephology1865963neph_ology
nephrology1944223nephrology
oceanology1643553oceanology
oecology14227273oec__ology
oenology12227823oe__nology
penology14238483pe__nology
selenology1444223selenology
technologies1845973technologies
technologist18137403technologist
technologize2753443technologize
technopop1851993technopo_p
technopops1952073technopops
teleology1345733te_leology
teratology1445293teratology
terminology1753203terminology
theology1536893t__heology
tocology14107383toc__ology
trichology1944843trich_ology
venology15226633ve__nology

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603337.42318941.5
3Display Results33330.0301100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691337.87322696.7
 
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