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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 “tetralogy” 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.

27 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
tetralogy134416(None) 
metrology1546792metrology
petrology1547332petrology
aerology1238743ae_rology
aetiology1346423aetiology
astrology1346143astrology
cetology1477603cet_ology
ethology1547253_ethology
etiology1236443_etiology
fetology1566443fet_ology
genealogy1442713genealogy
necrology1546213necrology
neurology1346573neurology
petalody1443873pet_alody
retrally11310523retral_ly
serology1238143se_rology
teleology1345733teleology
teratology1445293te_ratology
tetragon945273tetrago_n
tetragons1045353tetragons
tetralogies1245083tetralogies
tetraploid1354213tetraploid
tetraploidy1752923tetraploidy
tetrapod1145123tetrapo_d
tetrapods1244743tetrapods
tetrarchy17103333tetrarchy
trilogy1136013__trilogy

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641277.47019898.4
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691277.92322553.5
 
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