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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 “hairstylings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

26 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
hairstylings195131(None) 
hairstyling1851921hairstyling_
hairstylists1861272hairstylists
firstlings1442523_first_lings
hairsprings1752203hairs_prings
hairstyles1652233hairstyl__es
hairstylist1761643hairstyli_st
dairyings1442634dair__y_ings
earthlings1443614ea_r_thlings
firstling1334424_first_ling_
haircuttings1851074haircuttings
hairlines1237134hair___lines
hairspring1643304hairs_pring_
hairstyle1562204hairstyl___e
hamstrings1643014ha_mst_rings
hirelings1365764h_ir__elings
hirseling1396274h_irs_eling_
hirselling1444834h_irselling_
hirsling1277544h_irs__ling_
misstyling1643834_misstyling_
painstakings1961804painstakings
stylings12276234____stylings
waistings1352710764wai_st__ings
waistlines1343894wai_st_lines
warstling1335064wa_rst_ling_
whistlings1742914whi_st_lings

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790267.45316743.6
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.87222699.6
 
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