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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 “hardboot” 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.

40 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
hardboot144694(None) 
hardboots1544351hardboots
handbook1844732handbook
hardwood16155742hardwood
bareboat1249943bareboat
barefoot1346413barefoot
cardoon104813813card_oon
haboob1377883ha__boob
handbooks1944393handbooks
handloom1444613handloom
handout11314103hand_out
harbor11410723har_b_or
harbors12412413har_bors
harbour1247053har_bour
hardback2045633hardback
hardball14116303hardball
hardboard1645583hardboard
hardbound1643413hardbound
hardcore1446053hardcore
hardcourt1544043hardcourt
hardest113118413hard_est
hardgoods15153653hardgoods
hardhat14411023hard_hat
hardiest123416343hardiest
hardihood1752803hardihood
hardnose1245723hardnose
hardset113415833hard_set
hardtop1345053hard_top
hardtops1444843hardtops
hardwoods17135513hardwoods
haricot12311963har_icot
harlot94422803har__lot
harpoon1238313har_poon
hornbook1744653hornbook
jackboot2344783jackboot
lardoon83410373lard_oon
marabout1249113marabout
reboot84119333__reboot
wardroom1445043wardroom
wordbook1844063wordbook

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162407.01320841.6
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.45223978.9
 
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