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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 “crossbow” 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
crossbow154304(None) 
crossbows1643071crossbows
crossbar1254482crossbar
crosstown1452782crosstown
carassow1343253carass_ow
cross75124503cross___
crossable1347073crossable
crossarm1245133crossarm
crossbars1344433crossbars
crossbeam1543383crossbeam
crossbill1343733crossbill
crossbones1444533crossbones
crossbowman2061173crossbowman
crossbowmen2061563crossbowmen
crossbred1444093crossbred
crossbuck1992713crossbuck
crosscut1245253crosscut
crosse85216303cross__e
crossed105313893cross_ed
crosser95015463cross_er
crossers103912703crossers
crosses94220793cross_es
crossest1012012123crossest
crossing112612683crossing
crosslet1049593crosslet
crossly1277273cross_ly
crossroad1253573crossroad
crosstie1046933crosstie
crossway1643853crossway
crossword1544023crossword
curassow1342013curass_ow

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.486367677.0
2DLD Change Limit146162318.56317069.0
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691319.06219718.7
 
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