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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “metrical” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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.

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
metrical	12	3	1158	(None)
metical	11	3	1536	1	met_ical
centrical	13	4	834	2	centrical
detrital	9	4	657	2	detrital
ethical	12	3	844	2	_ethical
iatrical	10	4	927	2	iatrical
medical	12	3	1251	2	me_dical
meticals	12	3	1076	2	met_icals
metric	10	3	1467	2	metric__
metrically	17	4	1107	2	metrically
metricate	13	4	991	2	metricate
metrics	11	3	1236	2	metric_s
mythical	18	4	502	2	mythical
retrial	7	6	1555	2	retri_al
sterical	10	3	1124	2	sterical
vertical	13	4	1043	2	vertical

Search took 5 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	121059	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	16	4.406	27475.9
3	Display Results	16	16	0.016	1000.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	4.578	39032.5