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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 “harshened” 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.

42 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
harshened164445(None) 
hardened1338612har_dened
harkened1637482har_kened
harshen1339282harshen__
harshens1437602harshen_s
hastened12239102ha_stened
hoarsened1344052hoars_ened
burthened1543963burthened
careened1139193car_eened
chastened1545883cha_stened
coarsened1245143coars_ened
darkened1435943dar_kened
fastened12257853fa_stened
freshened1645253freshened
gardened1137003gar_dened
hanseled1237713hans_eled
happened1635653ha_ppened
hardener1238883har_dener
hardhanded1953113hardhanded
hardhead1645883hardhe_ad
hardheaded1953853hardheaded
harkener1537573har_kener
harpooned1544323harpooned
harshening1744173harshening
harsher13310363harsh__er
harshest14310193harshe_st
harshness1545963harshness
hashed136021943ha_sh__ed
hastener11259133ha_stener
hatcheled1844223hatcheled
havened14429243ha__vened
hayseed1435633hays_e_ed
hearkened1744453hear_kened
heartened1347063hear_tened
hirseled12106253hirs_eled
hyphened2044693h_yphened
kashered1636403ka_shered
marshaled1544643marshaled
parsleyed1543353parsleyed
sarsenet8412943sars_enet
sharpened1544483shar_pened
worsened1236053wors_ened

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641426.64022385.7
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.09325192.6
 
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