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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “nailfolds” 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.

11 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
nailfolds	13	4	184	(None)
nailfold	12	4	230	1	nailfold_
billfolds	15	4	277	3	billfolds
fanfolds	15	10	407	3	fa_nfolds
gatefolds	14	4	300	3	gatefolds
infolds	11	13	702	3	__infolds
manifolds	15	8	367	3	manifolds
nailheads	13	4	365	3	nailheads
pailfuls	13	4	384	3	pailful_s
pinfolds	14	4	514	3	_pinfolds
railroads	10	4	352	3	railroads

Search took 8 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	148641	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	11	6.733	22076.5
3	Display Results	11	11	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	11	7.156	24970.8