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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “nagana” 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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21 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
nagana	7	4	894	(None)
naganas	8	4	798	1	naganas
agama	8	58	1558	2	_agama
angina	7	4	1313	2	angina
asana	5	3	1548	2	_asana
banana	8	32	1341	2	banana
cabana	10	39	1356	2	cabana
jacana	15	3	793	2	jacana
lagan	6	65	2034	2	lagan_
lagans	7	57	1778	2	lagans
laguna	7	12	722	2	laguna
manana	8	48	1607	2	manana
naan	4	76	2193	2	na_an_
naans	5	58	1525	2	na_ans
nana	4	66	3290	2	n__ana
natant	6	3	1873	2	natant
organa	7	8	921	2	organa
pagan	8	61	2116	2	pagan_
pagans	9	57	1792	2	pagans
vagina	10	27	1093	2	vagina
zanana	15	38	1036	2	zanana

Search took 3 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	0.343	520965.0
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	21	2.470	33421.5
3	Display Results	21	21	0.013	1615.4
	(SQL Overall)	178691	21	2.826	63231.1