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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 “hairwork” 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.

47 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
hairwork184507(None) 
hairworks1944841hairworks
hairworm1644541hairworm
hackwork1945112hackwork
hairlock1754022hairlock
hairworms1743972hairworms
handwork1946902handwork
warwork1757582wa_rwork
airpark1344923_airpark
airport9511383_airport
airward1148133_airward
artwork1447093_artwork
capework1945803capework
casework1746773casework
cribwork1943523cribwork
daywork1845653da_ywork
earworm1238743ea_rworm
farmwork2044193farmwork
firework1847413_firework
hackworks2045203hackworks
hairdo1036433hairdo__
hairdos1136823hairdo_s
hairier103111053hairier_
hairlocks1863773hairlocks
handiwork2043013handiwork
handworks2046703handworks
harbor11410723ha_rbor_
harbors12412413ha_rbors
hayfork2043763ha_yfork
headwork1945793headwork
homework2045833homework
lacework1746853lacework
lathwork1845633lathwork
overwork18118233overwork
paintwork1843013paintwork
paperwork2044323paperwork
pinwork16107243_pinwork
rackwork1645583rackwork
saltwork1545543saltwork
taskwork1444033taskwork
tinwork1476993_tinwork
warworks1877063wa_rworks
warworn1357353wa_rworn
waterwork1946653waterwork
waxwork24104883wa_xwork
wirework1846573_wirework
yardwork1944513yardwork

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162476.36022981.4
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691476.79626293.6
 
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