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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 “crossbeam” 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.

27 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
crossbeam154338(None) 
crossbeams1652441crossbeams
crossbar1254482crossb_ar
crosshead1543812crosshead
crossarm1245133cross_arm
crossbars1344433crossbars
crossbearer1552123crossbearer
crossbill1343733crossbill
crossbow1543043crossb_ow
crossbows1643073crossbows
crossbred1444103crossbred
crossbreds1542923crossbreds
crossbreed1552773crossbreed
crossbuck1992713crossbuck
crosse85216313cross_e__
crossed105313903cross_e_d
crosser95015473cross_e_r
crossers103912713cross_ers
crosses94220803cross_e_s
crossest1012012123cross_est
crossheads1643243crossheads
crosslet1049603crossle_t
crosslets1145183crosslets
crossness1137093crossness
crossroad1253583crossroad
crossway1643853cross_way
grosbeak1542543gro_sbeak

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641276.84321721.6
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.27924548.8
 
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