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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “dehorn” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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24 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
dehorn	10	43	965	(None)
dehorns	11	42	836	1	dehorns
dehort	10	46	1810	1	dehort
bethorn	12	3	864	2	bethorn
dahoon	10	3	905	2	dahoon
decern	9	13	1095	2	decern
decor	8	47	1757	2	decor_
decors	9	40	1777	2	decors
deform	12	5	962	2	deform
dehorned	13	4	568	2	dehorned
dehorner	12	3	552	2	dehorner
dehorts	11	37	977	2	dehorts
demon	8	65	2031	2	demo_n
deport	9	49	2239	2	deport
desorb	9	52	1020	2	desorb
devon	9	51	1368	2	devo_n
deworm	12	4	953	2	deworm
horn	7	67	3561	2	__horn
leghorn	11	4	622	2	leghorn
reborn	8	100	1696	2	reborn
retorn	6	109	2343	2	retorn
reworn	9	81	2220	2	reworn
shorn	8	57	2218	2	_shorn
thorn	8	53	1870	2	_thorn

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	0.360	496363.9
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	24	2.796	29524.7
3	Display Results	24	24	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	3.156	56619.5