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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 “hardware” 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.

56 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
hardware154628(None) 
hardwares1646561hardwares
hardwire1544621hardwire
barware12610702bar_ware
hardcase1445622hardcase
hardcore1446042hardcore
hardwired1742872hardwired
hardwires1644642hardwires
shareware1544322shareware
aardvark162315973aardvark
aware86420023_a__ware
bakeware1745483bakeware
barbwire1543863barbwire
barwares13610093bar_wares
caneware1347803caneware
cardcase1345963cardcase
cardiae10713703cardia_e
carfare12310073car_fare
firmware1643963firmware
handcar1337373handcar_
handcars1437623handcars
handcart1449323handcart
handmade1545963handmade
handwork1946903handwork
hardass1139753hard_ass
hardback2045633hardback
hardball14116303hardball
hardboard1645583hardboard
hardcores1545973hardcores
hardedge1442923hardedge
hardener1238883hardener
harder105022403hard_er_
hardhack2143843hardhack
hardhat14411023hardha_t
hardhats1546833hardhats
hardier114721543hardier_
hardline12310273hardline
hardnose1245723hardnose
hardpack2043923hardpack
hardpan1336443hardpa_n
hardpans1436453hardpans
hardtack1843993hardtack
hardwood16155743hardwood
hayward1736413ha_yward
haywire1644743ha_ywire
landward1345823landward
redware1139353_redware
sardar73013173sard_ar_
sardars83112903sard_ars
sharewares1644033sharewares
tartare73012683tar_tare
warfare1336733war_fare
yardage1235733yard_age
yardarm13114533yard_arm
yardwand1642743yardwand
yardwork1944503yardwork

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit146162567.79618748.3
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691568.00222330.8
 
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