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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “sherpa” 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
sherpa	11	3	809	(None)
sherpas	12	3	809	1	sherpas
herma	10	53	1888	2	_herma
sera	4	61	4139	2	s_er_a
sharia	9	31	1673	2	sharia
sharp	10	49	2253	2	sharp_
sharps	11	55	1608	2	sharps
sharpy	14	52	1103	2	sharpy
shea	7	60	3157	2	she__a
sheep	10	53	2152	2	sheep_
sheila	9	6	984	2	sheila
shelta	9	31	1179	2	shelta
sherd	9	63	2115	2	sher_d
sherds	10	56	1472	2	sherds
sherif	12	29	1524	2	sherif
sherry	12	45	1041	2	sherry
sierra	6	3	731	2	sierra
sterna	6	37	1276	2	sterna

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	82551	0.343	520965.0
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	18	2.686	30733.8
3	Display Results	18	18	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	3.029	58993.4