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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhardcovers” 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.

19 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
hardcovers194303(None) 
hardcover1843241hardcover_
handovers16136182hand_overs
hardcores1545982hardcore_s
bedcovers1783563_bedcovers
caracolers1445153caracolers
carryovers1842513carryovers
handover15126823hand_over_
hangovers16144163ha_ngovers
harborers1446913har_borers
hardcore1446053hardco__re
hardcourt1544043hardco_urt
hardeners1338093hard_eners
hardnoses1346233hardnose_s
harpooners1543813harpooners
harrowers1555693har_rowers
holdovers1643763hold_overs
pardoners12208223pard_oners
recovers133511123__recovers

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603196.37322062.3
3Display Results19190.0161187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691196.81226231.8