I don't really understand the results the query is giving. Does it search substrings? Sometimes it seems to, sometimes it doesn't.
exact match in headword, exact match in definitions, substring (and fuzzy match) in headword.
The "similar entries" is important. It is the option for the user to find the right word, even if s/he doesn't know the right form to look it up. It is an important digital-specific feature of lexicography.
I don't really understand the results the query is giving. Does it search substrings? Sometimes it seems to, sometimes it doesn't.
exact match in headword, exact match in definitions, substring (and fuzzy match) in headword.
The "similar entries" is important. It is the option for the user to find the right word, even if s/he doesn't know the right form to look it up. It is an important digital-specific feature of lexicography.