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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “proficient” 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
proficient	17	5	624	(None)
proficients	18	5	341	1	proficients
proficiency	23	5	209	2	proficiency
proficiently	22	6	227	2	proficiently
deficient	15	4	702	3	_deficient
efficient	17	4	507	3	_efficient
prescient	13	4	1132	3	pr_escient
priciest	12	21	1290	3	pr__iciest
profiling	15	4	823	3	profili_ng
profiting	15	4	998	3	profiti_ng
profluent	14	4	412	3	prof_luent
prominent	13	4	957	3	promi_nent
provident	15	4	622	3	provi_dent
sufficient	18	5	422	3	sufficient

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	140603	0.420	425454.8
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	14	6.580	21368.2
3	Display Results	14	14	0.016	875.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	14	7.016	25469.1