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

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

17 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
simulates	11	3	985	(None)
simulate	10	3	1113	1	simulate_
simulated	12	3	828	1	simulated
stimulates	12	4	738	1	stimulates
cumulates	13	25	897	2	cumulates
emulates	10	3	1257	2	_emulates
sibilates	11	4	844	2	sibilates
simulacres	14	5	253	2	simulacres
simulants	11	4	499	2	simulants
simulars	10	4	707	2	simula_rs
simulator	11	4	671	2	simulator
simulators	12	4	610	2	simulators
sinuates	8	3	1096	2	sinu_ates
situates	8	3	1037	2	situ_ates
stimulate	11	4	823	2	stimulate_
stimulated	13	4	636	2	stimulated
stipulates	12	5	668	2	stipulates

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	121436	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121436	17	3.593	33797.9
3	Display Results	17	17	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	3.983	44863.4