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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 “shaird” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

49 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
shaird1028870(None) 
shairds11216261shairds
shairn9269061shairn
shard96125961sha_rd
caird85717232_caird
chair105519632chair_
chaired134211242chaired
chairs114916182chairs
chard116124742cha_rd
hair76330142_hair_
hairdo1036432_hairdo
haired105117172_haired
hairs86225172_hairs
hairy115316832_hairy
hard85443502_ha_rd
laird65417792_laird
said55742112s_ai_d
sard55344242s_a_rd
seabird1055362seabird
shad86230912sha__d
shaded114518872shaded
shairns10276782shairns
shaled105023952shaled
shamed125120212shamed
shaped125020102shaped
shards104319172sha_rds
share86437082sha_re
shared105829062shared
sharia93116732sharia
sharif122917122sharif
shark126225022sha_rk
sharn84823702sha_rn
sharp104922532sha_rp
shaved135118382shaved
shawed134817232shawed
sherd96321152sh_erd
shied96125492sh_ied
shire84727132sh_ire
shirk124817842sh_irk
shirr84716922sh_irr
shirt84533902sh_irt
sparid94016932sparid
staid66722082stai_d
stair54719942stair_
stairs65416332stairs
sward94221462swa_rd
thairm1156962thairm
third95912492th_ird
yaird96111912_yaird

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551492.53332590.2
3Display Results49490.0133769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691492.91961216.5
 
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