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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 “necrology” 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.

65 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
acarology1544803acarology
aetiology1346423aetiology
agrology1336023_agrology
andrology1444733andrology
anemology1545213ane_mology
astrology1346143astrology
cetology1477603ce_tology
coprology1755723coprology
dendrology1653113dendrology
electrology1755233electrology
enology11239813_e_nology
ethology1547253_ethology
etiology1236443_etiology
fetology1566443fe_tology
gemmology1843953gemmology
gemology1546163ge_mology
geology12257323ge__ology
gynecology2052693gynec_ology
herbology1845423herbology
hierology1655543hierology
horology1548123_horology
hydrology2046213hydrology
menology14218483me_nology
mycology1946153myc_ology
necrologies1447993necrologies
necrologist14410133necrologist
necropoli1354233necropoli
necropsy1542963necro_psy
nematology16125203nematology
neurologic1346803neurologic
neurotomy1444973neurotomy
nomology1446843n_omology
nosology1246143n_osology
nostology1345563nostology
numerology1643143numerology
oenology12227823oe_nology
oncology14216973onc_ology
orology11319463__orology
pedology15216903pe_dology
penology14238483pe_nology
pyrology17136823_pyrology
sarcology1545543sarcology
semiology1546893semiology
sexology1945443se_xology
sociology1546163sociology
synecology1953043synec_ology
technology1944913technology
teleology1345733teleology
tetralogy1344163tetralogy
tocology14107383toc_ology
urology11217583__urology
venology15226633ve_nology
virology1545843_virology

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 Limit148641657.43619989.4
3Display Results65650.0302166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691657.88922650.7
 
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