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

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

15 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
dolmens	10	38	869	(None)
dolmans	10	47	968	1	dolmans
dolmen	9	39	1137	1	dolmen_
doles	6	78	4375	2	dol_e_s
dolman	9	53	1240	2	dolman_
dolmas	9	52	1304	2	dolm_as
dolmenic	13	4	484	2	dolmenic
domes	8	57	3556	2	do_me_s
dormers	10	43	1392	2	dormers
dormins	10	3	1127	2	dormins
dovens	10	44	1390	2	do_vens
doyens	10	48	1022	2	do_yens
dozens	16	46	1246	2	do_zens
omens	7	56	1896	2	_o_mens
pollens	9	37	1330	2	pollens

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	107671	0.813	219792.1
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	15	8.110	13276.3
3	Display Results	15	15	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	8.923	20025.9