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

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

12 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
chesterfields	22	12	53	(None)
chesterfield	21	11	71	1	chesterfield_
centerfolds	17	5	225	4	c_enterf_olds
centerfold	16	5	266	5	c_enterf_old_
centerpieces	18	5	254	5	c_enterpieces
cheerleads	16	9	251	5	che__er_leads
chestfuls	17	4	288	5	chest__f_ul_s
esterified	14	4	540	5	__esterifie_d_
esterifies	13	4	715	5	__esterifie__s
greenfields	16	5	155	5	gre__enfields
shelterbelts	17	6	73	5	shelter_belts
westerlies	13	4	561	5	_westerlie__s

Search took 10 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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	12	8.890	14037.1
3	Display Results	12	12	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	9.280	19255.5