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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 “crossbones” 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.

26 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
crossbones144453(None) 
crossbows1643072crossbo_ws
crossbanded1751883crossbanded
crossbars1344433crossb_ars
crossbeams1652443crossbeams
crossbills1453173crossbills
crossbow1543043crossbo__w
crossbowmen2061563crossbowmen
crossbred1444093crossb_red
crossbreds1542913crossbreds
crossbreed1552773crossbreed
crossbreeds1651983crossbreeds
crossbucks2052433crossbucks
crosses94220793cross___es
crossfires1543543crossfires
crossings12217163cross_ings
crossness1137093cross__ness
crossover1484313cross_over
crossovers1593563cross_overs
crossroads1353063crossroads
crossties1139013cross_ties
crosstrees1244463crosstrees
crosswinds1652063crosswinds
crosswords1643603crosswords
ironstones1045823ironstones
trombones1345363tro_mbones

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603266.08023125.5
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.51627423.4
 
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