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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 “hardnose” 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.

64 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
hardnose124572(None) 
hardnoses1346231hardnoses
arenose7311372_arenose
farinose1136462farinose
hardcase1445622hardcase
hardcore1446042hardcore
hardness122411082hardness
hawknose1842322hawknose
acinose938583_acinose
aldose7311093_ald_ose
ariose64818723_ar_iose
arkose104911343_ar_kose
arose55832083_ar__ose
cardcase1345973cardcase
cardons104519933cardons_
furanose1144753furanose
hadrons113314303hadrons_
hagdons1258523hagdons_
hairdos1136823haird_os_
hamulose1344283hamulose
handsome1447603handsome
hanse85722793ha__n_se
harangue1244103harangue
hardass1139753hard_ass
hardasses1346453hardasses
hardboot1446943hardboot
hardcores1545973hardcores
hardcover1843243hardcover
hardedge1442923hardedge
hardens113815023hardens_
hardest113118413hard_est
hardies114923233hardies_
hardiest123416333hardiest
hardiness132310353hardiness
hardline12310273hardline
hardnesses141810543hardnesses
hards96435653hard__s_
hardset113415833hard__set
hardtop1345053hardto_p
hardtops1444843hardtops
hardware1546283hardware
hardwire1544623hardwire
hardwood16155743hardwood
harmonise14148763harmonise
harness102413933har_ness
hawknoses1942413hawknoses
headnote1245023headnote
hognose11117243h_ognose
hooknose1544273hooknose
lacunose1083793lacunose
laminose1036913laminose
lanose6313593la__nose
lardons83914493lardons_
mannose939243ma_nnose
narcose95910383nar_cose
parclose1247243parclose
pardons103817623pardons_
pyranose1344923pyranose
rhamnose13103463rha_mnose
starnose8136693star_nose
urinose738483_urinose
vadose1037963va_d_ose
varicose1346703varicose
wardrobe1464133wardrobe

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 Limit146162646.71621763.3
3Display Results64640.0331939.4
 (SQL Overall)178691647.17224915.1
 
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