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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “metathoracic” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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.

15 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
metathoracic	21	6	224	(None)
mesothoracic	21	6	176	2	mesothoracic
metathoraces	19	7	319	2	metathoraces
intrathoracic	20	10	121	3	intrathoracic
metaphoric	19	5	595	3	metaphor__ic
metathorax	22	5	308	3	metathora__x
metathoraxes	24	6	268	3	metathoraxes
mesothoraces	19	6	207	4	mesothoraces
metachromatic	24	6	279	4	metachromatic
metamorphic	22	5	502	4	meta_morphic
metaphorical	21	6	351	4	metaphorical
metasomatic	17	5	395	4	meta_somatic
metathetic	17	5	517	4	metath__etic
prothoracic	20	5	400	4	_prothoracic
thoracic	15	4	639	4	____thoracic

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	124790	0.143	1249587.4
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	15	6.436	19389.4
3	Display Results	15	15	0.013	1153.8
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	6.592	27107.3