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

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

19 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
redhead	12	5	705	(None)
redheads	13	3	617	1	redheads
behead	12	3	992	2	be_head
deadhead	14	4	443	2	deadhead
godhead	13	3	476	2	godhead
recheat	12	4	1593	2	recheat
redded	9	40	1955	2	redde_d
redear	7	35	1517	2	red_ear
reded	7	48	2912	2	red_e_d
redheaded	15	4	508	2	redheaded
redream	10	10	791	2	redream
redyed	11	46	1124	2	redye_d
rehear	9	37	1322	2	re_hear
reheard	11	30	902	2	re_heard
reheat	9	44	2394	2	re_heat
replead	10	39	901	2	replead
reread	7	17	1543	2	re_read
rethread	12	4	535	2	rethread
retread	8	4	900	2	retread

Search took 4 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	107671	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	19	2.983	36094.9
3	Display Results	19	19	0.016	1187.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	3.375	52945.5