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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “lipases” 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
lipases	9	20	948	(None)
ligases	8	23	1070	1	ligases
lipase	8	23	910	1	lipase_
aliases	7	9	1449	2	ali_ases
biases	8	46	1843	2	bi_ases
kinases	11	35	1112	2	kinases
lampases	12	6	729	2	lampases
lapises	9	35	1346	2	lapises
lapses	8	52	1769	2	lap_ses
lases	5	49	4476	2	l__ases
leases	6	54	2811	2	l_eases
liaises	7	3	1105	2	liaises
lianes	6	38	1932	2	li_anes
ligase	7	25	991	2	ligase_
ligates	8	23	1837	2	ligates
linages	8	8	1317	2	linages
lipides	10	38	1062	2	lipides
lipless	9	25	955	2	lipless
lupuses	9	3	627	2	lupuses
lyases	9	52	1187	2	l_yases
pases	7	53	4650	2	__pases
pipages	12	8	942	2	pipages
slipcases	13	6	425	2	slipcases
upases	8	41	1290	2	_upases

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	107671	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	24	4.080	26390.0
3	Display Results	24	24	0.013	1846.2
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	4.233	42213.8