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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 “haircut” 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.

46 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
haircut124683(None) 
haircuts1343661haircuts
haircap14134752haircap
hairnet10911702hairnet
haricot12311962haricot
airbus848343_airbus
airest63825263_airest
airt45757783_air__t
arcus76918863_a_rcus
bailout9414133bailout
barbut104617003ba_rbut
circuit1148833_circuit
circus104310593_circus
fairest10412293fairest
hackbut1845713hackbut
hagbut1278923ha_gbut
haiku126113693hai_ku_
haikus13538293hai_kus
haint85436323hai__nt
hair76330143hair___
haircaps15144363haircaps
haircloth1752983haircloth
haircutter1551253haircutter
hairdo1036433hair_do
hairdos1136823hairdos
haired105117173hair_ed
hairier103111053hairier
hairiest11612463hairiest
hairnets1195633hairnets
hairpin1245413hairpin
hairs86225173hair__s
hairy115316833hair__y
halibut1289053halibut
handout11314103handout
hangout11411393hangout
haricots1347333haricots
harlot94422803ha_rlot
hart76865773ha_r__t
haut75949733ha___ut
hiccup1554393h_iccup
hirsute1084523h_irsute
miscut10614823_miscut
nairu5413813nair_u_
nairus639143nair_us
overcut12310423overcut
rainout7314393rainout

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 Filter1786911340270.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit134027466.06322105.7
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691466.49927495.2
 
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