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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 “crossbows” 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.

31 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
crossbows164307(None) 
crossbow1543041crossbow_
crossbars1344432crossbars
crossbones1444532crossbones
crosstown1452782crosstown
carassows1442933carass_ows
crossarms1343973crossarms
crossbar1254483crossb_ar
crossbeam1543383crossbeam
crossbeams1652443crossbeams
crossbill1343733crossbill
crossbills1453173crossbills
crossbowman2061173crossbowman
crossbowmen2061563crossbowmen
crossbred1444093crossbred
crossbreds1542913crossbreds
crossbuck1992713crossbuck
crossbucks2052433crossbucks
crosscuts1343813crosscuts
crossers103912703cross_ers
crosses94220793cross__es
crossings12217163crossings
crosslets1145183crosslets
crossness1137093crossness
crossroad1253573crossroad
crossroads1353063crossroads
crossties1139013crossties
crossways1743413crossways
crossword1544023crossword
crosswords1643603crosswords
curassows1441903curass_ows

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641318.07618405.3
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691318.54520911.8
 
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