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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 “hardhack” 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.

36 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
hardhack214384(None) 
hardback2045631hardback
hardhacks2243701hardhacks
hardpack2043921hardpack
hardtack1843991hardtack
hardbacks2145372hardbacks
hardhat14411022hardha_t
hardhats1546832hardhats
hardpacks2143622hardpacks
hardtacks1943802hardtacks
aardvark162315973aardvark
arrack121110253_ar_rack
bareback1846093bareback
barrack1538253bar_rack
carack142113173car__ack
cardiac1278823cardiac_
cardiacs1376923cardiacs
carjack2246153car_jack
carrack1548753car_rack
haddock1885583ha_ddock
halfback2244243halfback
handpick2043843handpick
hardass1139753hard_ass
hardball14116303hardball
hardcase1445623hardcase
hardhead1645883hardhead
hardheads1745773hardheads
hardpan1336443hardpa_n
hardpans1436453hardpans
hardware1546283hardware
hatchback2563313hatchback
hatcheck2244013hatcheck
hatrack1638213ha_track
hayrack1945543ha_yrack
haystack2044013haystack
holdback2044513holdback

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461621.266141146.1
2DLD Change Limit146162368.61016975.8
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691369.88918069.7
 
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