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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “lactates” 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
lactates	10	3	1122	(None)
lactases	10	3	851	1	lactases
lactate	9	3	1269	1	lactate_
lactated	11	3	886	1	lactated
acetates	10	20	1306	2	_acetates
actuates	10	3	1030	2	_actuates
dictates	11	3	1137	2	dictates
glaciates	12	6	734	2	glaciates
labiates	10	10	1151	2	labiates
lacerates	11	24	1376	2	lacerates
lactams	11	3	695	2	lacta_ms
lactase	9	3	795	2	lactase_
lactones	10	3	1122	2	lactones
lactoses	10	3	981	2	lactoses
lattes	6	53	2420	2	la_t_tes
leachates	14	4	665	2	leachates
locates	9	32	1881	2	loc_ates
nictates	10	3	958	2	nictates
pectates	12	22	1393	2	pectates
placates	12	3	1175	2	plac_ates
tractates	11	5	975	2	tractates
vacates	12	3	1283	2	vac_ates

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	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	22	4.093	29577.1
3	Display Results	22	22	0.016	1375.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	4.265	41897.1