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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 “hardwires” 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.

41 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
hardwires164464(None) 
hardwares1646561hardwares
hardwire1544621hardwire_
hardwired1742871hardwired
barbwires1643642barbwires
hardcores1545972hardcores
hardies114923232hard_i_es
hardware1546282hardware_
haywires1744042ha_ywires
admires1038663_a_dmires
armoires1057623_armoires
barbwire1543863barbwire_
barwares13610093bar_wares
farmwives2041783farmwives
handworks2046703handworks
handwrites1744753handwrites
hangfires1643843hangfires
hardasses1346453hardasses
hardcore1446043hardcore_
hardedges1543633hardedges
hardeners1338083hardeners
hardier114721543hard_i_er
hardiest123416333hard_i_est
hardiness132310353hard_iness
hardline12310273hardline_
hardnoses1346233hardnoses
hardwiring1842223hardwiring
hardwoods17135513hardwoods
harmines132715143har_mines
harpies123818313har_pi_es
harriers113712433har_riers
harries103525493har_ri_es
haywire1644743ha_ywire_
hurdies114015663hurd_i_es
prewires133811013_prewires
rewires104717113__rewires
sardines92815563sard_ines
sharewares1644033sharewares
tardies84225863tard_i_es
yardbirds1642163yardbirds
yardworks2044483yardworks

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641417.06321045.0
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691417.51223787.4
 
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