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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “clearness” 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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16 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
clearness	11	3	563	(None)
cleanness	11	4	497	1	cleanness
bleakness	15	4	359	2	bleakness
bleariness	12	4	605	2	bleariness
cheapness	16	4	374	2	cheapness
cleaners	10	36	1054	2	clea_ners
cleanest	10	3	1029	2	clea_nest
cleanses	10	35	814	2	clea_nses
clearers	10	34	930	2	clear_ers
clearest	10	3	865	2	clear_est
clearnesses	13	10	615	2	clearnesses
cleverness	15	4	322	2	cleverness
dearness	9	3	997	2	_dearness
leanness	8	3	737	2	_leanness
learners	8	39	815	2	_learners
nearness	8	3	831	2	_nearness

Search took 4 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	121436	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	16	3.470	34996.0
3	Display Results	16	16	0.013	1230.8
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	3.873	46137.6