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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 “hardhat” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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88 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
hardhat1441102(None) 
hardhats1546831hardhats
arhat8327092_ar_hat
hardest113118412hardest
hardhack2143842hardhack
hardhead1645882hardhead
hardpan1336442hardpan
hardset113415832hardset
ardent73022613_ardent
arhats9312973_ar_hats
barchan1469133barchan
carat75048793car__at
cardia9916373cardia_
cardiac1278813cardiac
cardiae10713703cardiae
cardias10715113cardias
charkha19405153charkha_
charkhas20285023charkhas
darshan1167063darshan
earshot10410823earshot
garda7316763gard_a_
gardai839663gard_ai
gardant9314463gardant
habitat12411053habitat
hadal95518123ha_d_al
haddest122711993haddest
hadst93220223ha_d_st
haha107821063ha__ha_
hahas117118443ha__has
handax1749583hand_ax
handbag1495863handbag
handcar1337373handcar
handcart1449323handcart
handfast1546733handfast
handout11314103handout
handsaw1435533handsaw
handset113016823handset
hard85443503hard___
hardass1139753hardass
hardback2045633hardback
hardball14116303hardball
hardboot1446943hardboot
hardcase1445623hardcase
harden105718533hard_en
hardens113815023hardens
harder105022403hard_er
hardhacks2243703hardhacks
hardheads1745773hardheads
hardier114721543hardier
hardies114923233hardies
hardiest123416333hardiest
hardily143310273hardily
hardly135112833hard_ly
hardpack2043923hardpack
hardpans1436453hardpans
hards96435653hard__s
hardship1746033hardship
hardtack1843993hardtack
hardtop1345053hardtop
hardware1546283hardware
hardy125622063hard__y
haricot12311963haricot
harijan1735783harijan
harlot94422803har_lot
harpist12312353harpist
harsh116418053harsh__
harshen1339283harshen
harsher13310363harsher
harshest14310193harshest
harshly1636273harshly
harslet10315653harslet
hart76865773har___t
hartal9415473har_tal
harvest132112753harvest
hatchet153317563hatchet
hazmat20312263ha_zmat
herdman13238423herdman
hereat93527413her_eat
karat96837593kar__at
lariat6629043lar_iat
marshal1238973marshal
narwhal1344333narwhal
pardah123412823pard_ah
pardahs13289673pardahs
sardar73013173sard_ar
sradha1085333sradha_
sradhas1176153sradhas
yardman1335913yardman

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027886.23321502.8
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691886.66926794.3
 
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