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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 “hardwares” 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.

49 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
hardwares164656(None) 
hardware1546281hardware_
hardwires1644641hardwires
barwares13610092bar_wares
hardcores1545972hardcores
hardwire1544622hardwire_
hardwired1742872hardwired
sharewares1644032sharewares
aardvarks171855613aardvarks
bakewares1845043bakewares
barbwires1643643barbwires
barware12610703bar_ware_
canewares1447363canewares
cardcases1446493cardcases
carfares13310323car_fares
earwaxes1844703ear_waxes
firmwares1743853firmwares
handaxes1938403hand_axes
handcars1437623handcar_s
handcarts1545533handcarts
handworks2046703handworks
hardass1139753hard_a_ss
hardasses1346453hardasses
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
hardballs15115543hardballs
hardboards1745163hardboards
hardcase1445623hardcase_
hardcore1446043hardcore_
hardedges1543633hardedges
hardeners1338083hardeners
hardhacks2243703hardhacks
hardhats1546833hardha_ts
hardies114923233hard__ies
hardnoses1346233hardnoses
hardpacks2143623hardpacks
hardpans1436453hardpa_ns
hardtacks1943803hardtacks
hardwoods17135513hardwoods
haywards1845873ha_ywards
haywires1744043ha_ywires
landwards1445503landwards
redwares1239053_redwares
sardars83112903sard_ar_s
shareware1544333shareware_
warfares1436683war_fares
yardages1336203yard_ages
yardarms14123333yard_arms
yardwands1742683yardwands
yardworks2044483yardworks

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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641496.39323250.6
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691496.82626178.0
 
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