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

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

18 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
outspans	10	3	822	(None)
outspan	9	3	874	1	outspan_
dustpans	11	4	323	2	dustpans
outmans	9	24	1328	2	out_mans
outpass	9	3	971	2	out_pass
outplans	10	25	953	2	outplans
outsang	8	34	1127	2	outs_ang
outsays	10	27	1040	2	outs_ays
outsins	7	34	1786	2	outs_ins
outsoars	8	3	885	2	outsoars
outspeaks	15	5	401	2	outspeaks
outspend	11	12	620	2	outspend
outspends	12	9	412	2	outspends
outspent	10	13	1021	2	outspent
outsprang	12	4	390	2	outsprang
outstand	9	3	804	2	outstand
outstands	10	4	554	2	outstands
outstays	11	5	662	2	outstays

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	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	18	4.266	28377.6
3	Display Results	18	18	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	4.689	38108.6