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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fornecrology” 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.

12 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
necrology154622(None) 
neurology1346571neurology
aerology1238742ae_rology
ecology13218822_ec_ology
metrology1546802metrology
necrotomy1644272necrotomy
neology11238292ne__ology
nephology1865962nephology
nephrology1944222nephrology
oecology14227272oec_ology
petrology1547332petrology
serology1238142se_rology

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 Filter1786911214360.843211970.3
2DLD Change Limit121436126.70318116.7
3Display Results12120.016750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691127.56223630.1