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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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 Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
description	16	4	537	(None)
descriptions	17	5	540	1	descriptions
ascription	14	4	499	2	_ascription
decryption	18	4	374	2	de_cryption
descriptive	19	5	368	2	descriptive
descriptor	15	5	297	2	descript_or
desorption	13	4	622	2	desor_ption
inscription	15	4	495	2	inscription
prescription	18	14	534	2	prescription
redescription	18	6	274	2	redescription
ascriptions	15	4	498	3	_ascriptions
conscription	18	5	533	3	conscription
deception	14	4	832	3	de_c_eption
decryptions	19	4	361	3	de_cryptions
descriptors	16	5	275	3	descriptors
desecration	14	4	1007	3	desecr_ation
desertion	10	4	1020	3	deser__tion
desorptions	14	4	599	3	desor_ptions
destruction	14	4	695	3	destruction
detrition	10	4	913	3	de_tri_tion
discretion	13	4	752	3	discr_etion
disruption	13	13	573	3	dis_ruption
encryption	17	5	313	3	_encryption
inscriptions	16	5	450	3	inscriptions
misdescription	21	11	212	3	~~mis~~description
prescriptions	19	13	533	3	prescriptions
proscription	18	12	451	3	proscription
redescriptions	19	6	279	3	redescriptions
resorption	12	4	725	3	resor_ption
restriction	13	4	936	3	restriction
subscription	18	5	312	3	subscription

Search took 7 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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121633	31	5.643	21554.7
3	Display Results	31	31	0.016	1937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	31	6.049	29540.6