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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “neuropterans” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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.

14 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
neuropterans	14	6	285	(None)
neuropteran	13	6	342	1	neuropteran_
neuropterous	14	7	289	2	neuropterous
chiropterans	19	6	285	3	chiropterans
chiropteran	18	5	280	4	chiropteran_
coleopterans	16	6	248	4	coleopterans
eurypterids	17	6	140	4	_eurypterids
hemipterans	18	5	286	4	he_mipterans
homopterans	18	5	314	4	_homopterans
lepidopterans	18	7	155	4	lepidopterans
neurosporas	13	5	401	4	neurospora_s
neurotoxins	18	5	416	4	neuro_toxins
orthopterans	17	9	339	4	orthopterans
plecopterans	18	6	231	4	plecopterans

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	124790	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	14	7.233	17252.9
3	Display Results	14	14	0.016	875.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	14	7.642	23382.8