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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 “hardness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

40 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
hardness12241108(None) 
hardiness132310361hardiness
harness102413931har_ness
aridness939222_aridness
badness1039572ba_dness
baldness1137042baldness
bareness10912812bareness
baroness101210062baroness
chariness14310062chariness
darkness13247342darkness
farness102912202far_ness
hairiness1238012hairiness
haleness11312622haleness
halfness1435562halfness
handiness132110932handiness
handless123512062handless
hardass1139752hard_ass
hardeners1338082hardeners
hardens113815022hard_ens
hardest113118412hard_est
hardies114923232hardie_s
hardiest123416342hardiest
hardnesses141810542hardnesses
hardnose1245722hardnose
hardnoses1346232hardnoses
harmless1337402harmless
harshness1545962harshness
haziness20248512haziness
hoariness1238822hoariness
madness10310072ma_dness
pardners11269192pardners
rareness81112852rareness
sadness8310612sa_dness
sharpness1434942sharpness
tardiness10229922tardiness
tartness82210132tartness
wardless12249302wardless
wardress12256162wardress
wariness11313212wariness
warmness1337062warmness

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059403.73332429.4
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691404.13943172.5
 
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