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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 “hardedge” 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.

35 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
hardedge144292(None) 
hardedges1543631hardedges
barded105426423barded__
barege94713543bar_e_ge
carded105424903carded__
dredge9308563_dr_edge
farded114518953farded__
haded105227623ha_ded__
handed114919983handed__
hardcase1445623hardcase
hardcore1446043hardcore
harden105718533harde__n
hardened1338613hardened
hardener1238883hardener
hardens113815023harde_ns
harder105022403harde__r
hardest113118413harde_st
hardline12310273hardline
hardnose1245723hardnose
hardware1546283hardware
hardwire1544623hardwire
hared95742183har_ed__
harked145422553harked__
harmed125218833harmed__
harped124418403harped__
hedge105317353h___edge
herded114215643herded__
hoarded12368343hoarded__
horded115420483horded__
larded84319093larded__
pardee93922023parde__e
parridge1254333parridge
warded115021043warded__
yardage1235733yard_age
yarded114714023yarded__

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 Limit146162356.98320931.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.42224075.9
 
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