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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 “hardhats” 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.

69 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
hardhats154683(None) 
hardhat14411021hardhat_
arhats9312972_ar_hats
hardass1139752hard_ass
hardhack2143842hardhack
hardhacks2243702hardhacks
hardheads1745772hardheads
hardpans1436452hardpans
arhat8327093_ar_hat_
barchans1588683barchans
carats85929023car__ats
cardiacs1376923cardiacs
cardias10715123cardia_s
charkhas20285023charkha_s
darshans1286543darshans
earshots1146623earshots
habitats1346733habitats
hahas117118443ha__ha_s
handbags15116363handbags
handcars1437623handcars
handcarts1545533handcarts
handfast1546733handfast
handfasts1644593handfasts
handouts1238233handouts
handsaws1545873handsaws
handsets12258343handsets
harass9313943har__ass
hardback2045633hardback
hardbacks2145373hardbacks
hardball14116303hardball
hardballs15115543hardballs
hardboots1544353hardboots
hardcase1445623hardcase
hardens113815023hard_ens
hardest113118413hardest_
hardhead1645883hardhead
hardies114923233hard_ies
hardiest123416343hardiest
hardness122411083hardness
hardpack2043923hardpack
hardpacks2143623hardpacks
hardpan1336443hardpa_n
hards96435653hard___s
hardset113415833hardset_
hardships1845653hardships
hardtack1843993hardtack
hardtacks1943803hardtacks
hardtops1444843hardtops
hardware1546283hardware
hardwares1646563hardwares
haricots1347333haricots
harijans1845723harijans
harlots103413293har_lots
harpists1338103harpists
harshens1437603harshens
harshest14310193harshest
harslets1137833harslets
hartals10313023har_tals
harts88441593har___ts
harvests14246173harvests
hatchets163310383hatchets
hazmats2136603ha_zmats
karats106420493kar__ats
lariats7615053lar_iats
marshals1337783marshals
narwhals1443613narwhals
pardahs13289673pard_ahs
sardars83112903sard_ars
sradhas1176153sradha_s

Search took 10 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 Limit146162699.36015615.6
3Display Results69690.0461500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691699.82918180.0
 
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