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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 “hardboards” 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.

50 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
hardboards174516(None) 
cardboards1645331cardboards
hardboard1645581hardboard_
cardboard1545862cardboard_
dartboards1443882dartboards
garboards1346362gar_boards
hardbounds1742662hardbounds
headboards1744332headboards
larboards1246982lar_boards
backboards2146193backboards
bargeboards1752643bargeboards
baseboards1545213baseboards
bedboards15114873_bedboards
callboards1544973callboards
chalkboards2352553chalkboards
corkboards1944113corkboards
dartboard1344253dartboard_
dashboards1743483dashboards
fallboards1644433fallboards
fireboards1645433fireboards
garboard1247243gar_board_
harbors12412413har_bo_r_s
harbours1346923har_bour_s
hardbacks2145373hardb_acks
hardballs15115543hardb_alls
hardboots1544353hardbo_ots
hardbound1643413hardbound_
hardcores1545973hardco_res
hardgoods15153653hardgo_ods
hardheads1745773hardhea_ds
hardstands1543663hardstands
hardwares1646563hard_wares
hardwoods17135513hardwo_ods
headboard1644933headboard_
lapboards14105373la_pboards
larboard1157663lar_board_
moldboards1642793moldboards
packboards2144443packboards
preboards1446423_preboards
reboards1138773__reboards
sailboards1345483sailboards
starboards1365303star_boards
surfboards1643683surfboards
tackboards1944363tackboards
tagboards1345133ta_gboards
tailboards1345083tailboards
wakeboards2044493wakeboards
wallboards1644453wallboards
washboards1944093washboards
yardbirds1642163yardb_irds

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603506.64021175.2
3Display Results50500.0331515.2
 (SQL Overall)178691507.09325192.6
 
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