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

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

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.

22 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
detainers	10	26	910	(None)
detailers	10	25	725	1	detailers
detainees	10	26	715	1	detainees
detainer	9	29	1079	1	detainer_
retainers	9	25	1076	1	retainers
attainers	9	11	559	2	attainers
betaines	10	3	1329	2	betaine_s
decliners	12	35	861	2	decliners
definers	12	42	1119	2	de_finers
delaines	9	3	1296	2	delaine_s
detachers	15	3	648	2	detachers
detailer	9	26	867	2	detailer_
detained	10	31	1164	2	detaine_d
detainee	9	25	1172	2	detaine_e
detains	8	37	1609	2	detain__s
drainers	9	28	1125	2	d_rainers
jetliners	16	4	418	2	jetliners
obtainers	11	4	485	2	obtainers
regainers	10	23	738	2	regainers
retailers	9	25	877	2	retailers
retainer	8	29	1381	2	retainer_
stainers	8	32	1217	2	_stainers

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	121436	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	22	3.826	31739.7
3	Display Results	22	22	0.016	1375.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	4.248	42064.7