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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcrossbills” 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.

17 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
crossbills145317(None) 
crossbill1343731crossbill_
broadbills1552913broadbills
cockbills1944233c_ockbills
cranesbills1551073cranesbills
crossbars1344433crossb_ars
crossbeams1652443crossbeams
crossbones1444533crossbones
crossbows1643073crossb_ows
crossbreds1542923crossbreds
crossbucks2052433crossbucks
crossfires1543543crossfires
crossings12217163cross_ings
crosstalks1643163crosstalks
crossties1139023crossti_es
crosswalks1952623crosswalks
crosswinds1652063crosswinds

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603176.76620780.8
3Display Results17170.0131307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691177.18524870.0