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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hammam” 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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24 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
hammam	12	41	933	(None)
hammal	13	45	1206	1	hammal
hammams	13	38	643	1	hammams
dammar	11	43	890	2	dammar
gamma	10	61	1610	2	gamma_
gammas	11	57	1469	2	gammas
haemal	11	38	1164	2	haemal
halma	10	82	1925	2	halma_
halmas	11	70	1789	2	halmas
hamal	10	46	2310	2	ha_mal
hammada	15	4	508	2	hammada
hammals	14	40	921	2	hammals
hammed	14	41	1697	2	hammed
hammer	13	81	2003	2	hammer
hammy	15	51	1343	2	hamm_y
hamza	19	13	977	2	hamza_
hamzah	23	13	555	2	hamzah
hamzas	20	11	901	2	hamzas
hazmat	20	3	1226	2	hazmat
mamma	8	63	1791	2	mamma_
mammae	9	46	1321	2	mammae
mammal	9	51	1275	2	mammal
mammas	9	46	1640	2	mammas
shammas	14	35	871	2	shammas

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	82551	0.233	766914.2
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	24	5.986	13790.7
3	Display Results	24	24	0.016	1500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	6.235	28659.3