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

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

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
transformers	17	5	375	(None)
transformer	16	5	487	1	transformer_
transferrers	15	13	366	2	transferrers
transformed	17	5	475	2	transforme_d
transforms	15	4	583	2	transform__s
transporters	14	5	481	2	transporters
barnstormers	16	6	132	3	barnstormers
brainstormers	17	6	143	3	brainstormers
ransomers	11	4	687	3	_rans_o_mers
transferees	14	5	607	3	transfer_ees
transferors	14	8	449	3	transfer_ors
transferrer	14	5	469	3	transferrer_
transfers	12	3	805	3	transf___ers
transform	14	4	619	3	transform___
transforming	18	5	464	3	transforming
transponders	15	6	335	3	transponders
transporter	13	6	606	3	transporter_

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	95024	0.343	520965.0
2	DLD Change Limit	95024	17	7.530	12619.4
3	Display Results	17	17	0.033	515.2
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	7.906	22601.9