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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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23 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
deafness	12	3	621	(None)
deadness	10	3	923	1	deadness
dearness	9	3	997	1	dearness
daftness	12	3	553	2	d_aftness
deaconess	12	4	554	2	deaconess
deafens	11	31	725	2	deaf_ens
deafest	11	29	1151	2	deaf_est
deafnesses	14	3	622	2	deafnesses
deepness	11	3	644	2	deepness
deftness	12	3	630	2	deftness
demoness	11	3	805	2	demoness
dewiness	12	3	845	2	dewiness
drabness	11	3	580	2	drabness
dwarfness	16	4	279	2	dwarfness
leafiness	12	3	648	2	leafiness
leafless	11	24	657	2	leafless
leanness	8	3	737	2	leanness
meanness	10	3	718	2	meanness
nearness	8	3	831	2	nearness
neatness	8	3	915	2	neatness
realness	8	4	1044	2	realness
selfness	11	3	515	2	selfness
weakness	15	3	535	2	weakness

Search took 5 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	121059	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	23	3.906	30993.1
3	Display Results	23	23	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	4.296	41594.7