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

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

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75 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
paronyms	15	4	655	(None)
paronym	14	3	750	1	paronym_
acronyms	15	4	499	2	acronyms
anonyms	12	3	544	2	_anonyms
caconyms	17	4	400	2	caconyms
paronymic	18	4	537	2	paronymic
paronymous	17	6	299	2	paronymous
paroxysm	22	4	273	2	paroxysm
paroxysms	23	4	257	2	paroxysms
acronym	14	4	567	3	acronym_
allonyms	13	4	436	3	allonyms
anonym	11	3	638	3	_anonym_
antonyms	13	4	587	3	antonyms
aprons	8	3	1699	3	apron__s
aroynts	10	3	663	3	_aroynts
autonyms	13	4	598	3	autonyms
baroness	10	12	1006	3	baroness
baronets	10	14	1090	3	baronets
barongs	10	53	1083	3	baron_gs
baronies	10	3	1502	3	baronies
baronnes	10	3	855	3	baronnes
barons	8	50	2538	3	baron__s
barony	11	59	1530	3	barony__
caconym	16	4	495	3	caconym_
caconymy	20	4	277	3	caconymy
carbonyls	16	7	503	3	carbonyls
caroms	10	56	1957	3	caro__ms
eponyms	14	4	485	3	_eponyms
exonyms	19	4	443	3	_exonyms
homonyms	18	4	496	3	homonyms
hyponyms	21	4	498	3	hyponyms
metonyms	15	4	532	3	metonyms
padrones	11	27	1104	3	padron_es
padronism	14	4	549	3	padronism
padronisms	15	4	488	3	padronisms
paeons	8	39	1552	3	paeon__s
parangs	10	43	1437	3	paran_gs
paranymph	21	5	208	3	paranymph
paranymphs	22	5	145	3	paranymphs
pardners	11	26	919	3	pardners
pardoners	12	20	821	3	pardoners
pardons	10	38	1762	3	pardon__s
parents	9	34	1812	3	paren_ts
parings	10	42	1921	3	parin_gs
parlays	12	39	1045	3	parlay_s
parleys	12	52	1237	3	parley_s
parodies	11	3	1369	3	parodies
parodos	10	30	1175	3	paro_dos
parody	12	4	1009	3	parody__
parolees	10	43	1397	3	parolees
paroles	9	50	2588	3	paro_les
parols	8	47	2261	3	paro__ls
parotids	11	26	1041	3	parotids
parous	8	40	2416	3	paro__us
parsnips	12	4	553	3	parsnips
parsons	9	35	1687	3	parson__s
partners	10	27	1113	3	partners
partons	9	46	2051	3	parton__s
patroness	11	3	748	3	patroness
patrons	9	38	1810	3	patron__s
patronymic	19	5	380	3	patronymic
patronymics	20	5	262	3	patronymics
paynims	14	3	497	3	pa_ynims
proems	10	47	1116	3	p_ro_ems
proms	9	54	2641	3	p_ro__ms
prongs	9	43	1448	3	p_ron_gs
propyls	14	30	819	3	p_ropyls
protyls	12	29	846	3	p_rotyls
pyrones	12	31	1330	3	pyron_es
retronyms	14	4	419	3	retronyms
sarongs	8	45	1180	3	saron_gs
synonyms	16	4	389	3	synonyms
tautonyms	14	4	287	3	tautonyms
toponyms	15	4	446	3	toponyms
varooms	12	4	888	3	varo_oms

Search took 9 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	146162	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	75	8.343	17519.1
3	Display Results	75	75	0.033	2272.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	75	8.532	20943.6