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

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

13 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
valedictories	19	6	169	(None)
valedictorian	19	7	129	2	valedictorian
valedictorians	20	7	108	2	valedictorians
calefactories	20	6	250	3	calefactories
valedictory	20	5	174	3	valedictor__y
auditories	11	4	621	4	_a_udi_tories
maledictory	19	6	209	4	maledictor__y
valediction	17	5	240	4	valedict__ion
valedictions	18	5	222	4	valedict_ions
validities	14	4	730	4	validi_t__ies
vanitories	13	4	691	4	va__ni_tories
vasectomies	18	5	451	4	vase__ctomies
victories	14	4	892	4	v____ictories

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	95024	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	95024	13	7.373	12888.1
3	Display Results	13	13	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	13	7.733	23107.6