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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “chanticleers” 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
chanticleers	19	5	109	(None)
chanticleer	18	5	120	1	chanticleer_
canticles	13	3	918	3	c_anticl_e_s
cantilevers	16	5	274	3	c_anti_levers
cancelers	13	24	786	4	c_an__celers
canticle	12	3	970	4	c_anticl_e__
cantilenas	12	4	386	4	c_anti_lenas
cantilever	15	5	287	4	c_anti_lever_
chancers	15	43	1349	4	chan__c__ers
chandeliers	17	4	348	4	chan_deliers
chandlers	15	38	767	4	chan__dl_ers
channelers	15	4	385	4	chan_nel_ers
chanters	13	40	1674	4	chant____ers
chanties	13	26	1580	4	chanti___e_s
charioteers	16	5	243	4	cha_rioteers
chastisers	15	4	317	4	chasti__sers
chroniclers	18	5	229	4	chronicl_ers

Search took 9 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	124790	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	17	7.940	15716.6
3	Display Results	17	17	0.013	1307.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	8.343	21418.1