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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “apostolates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
Check this box to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

16 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 Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
apostolates	13	5	419	(None)
apostolate	12	4	451	1	apostolate_
apostates	11	4	916	2	apost__ates
postulates	12	6	896	2	_postulates
apholates	14	4	968	3	ap__holates
apocopates	16	4	495	3	apo_copates
apostate	10	4	985	3	apost__ate_
apostilles	12	4	404	3	apostil_les
apostles	10	3	775	3	apost_l__es
expostulates	21	5	235	3	expostulates
ostomates	11	4	934	3	__ostomates
pastorates	12	4	1015	3	_pastorates
postdates	12	4	886	3	_post_dates
postulate	11	6	981	3	_postulate_
postulated	13	7	765	3	_postulated
pustulates	12	7	621	3	_pustulates

Search took 6 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	121633	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	121633	16	5.546	21931.7
3	Display Results	16	16	0.016	1000.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	5.955	30006.9