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

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

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.

16 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
mainstreams	15	5	227	(None)
mainstream	14	5	273	1	mainstream_
airstreams	12	5	271	2	_airstreams
mainstreamed	17	5	138	2	mainstreamed
midstreams	15	4	257	2	m_idstreams
airstream	11	5	354	3	_airstream_
bitstreams	14	5	197	3	_bitstreams
hairstreaks	18	5	185	3	hairstreaks
mainstays	14	4	338	3	mainst__ays
mainstreaming	18	6	128	3	mainstreaming
mantrams	12	28	896	3	ma_n_tr_ams
midstream	14	4	357	3	m_idstream_
millstreams	15	7	151	3	millstreams
minstrels	11	4	569	3	m_instre_ls
mistreats	11	4	863	3	m_i_streats
slipstreams	15	5	136	3	slipstreams

Search took 6 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	16	4.796	25361.3
3	Display Results	16	16	0.016	1000.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	5.202	34350.4