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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 “crossheads” 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
crossheads164324(None) 
crosshead1543801crosshead_
crispheads1842352crispheads
crossbeams1652442crossbeams
crossroads1353062crossroads
coheads13289233c_o__heads
cokeheads1944473c_okeheads
cowsheds1734743c_owshe_ds
crackheads2242893crackheads
crisphead1742663crisphead_
crossbars1344433cross_bars
crossbeam1543383crossbea_m
crossbreds1542913crossbreds
crossbreeds1651983crossbreeds
crossed105313893cross_e_d_
crossers103912703cross_e_rs
crosses94220793cross_e__s
crosshair1443133crossh_air
crosshairs1552793crosshairs
crosslets1145183crossle_ts
crossness1137093crossne_ss
crossroad1253573crossroad_
crossways1743413cross_ways
crosswinds1652063crosswinds
crosswords1643603crosswords
dropheads1643873dro_pheads
hogsheads1773673_hogsheads

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 Limit140603276.72020923.1
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691277.13925030.3
 
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