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

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

12 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
gormands	12	6	656	(None)
gormand	11	5	745	1	gormand_
gourmands	13	4	331	1	gourmands
commands	15	31	882	2	commands
formants	13	26	995	2	formants
garlands	10	3	832	2	garlands
germans	10	7	947	2	german_s
gormandise	14	6	424	2	gormandise
gourmand	12	4	326	2	gourmand_
grands	8	42	1824	2	g_r_ands
norlands	9	3	644	2	norlands
normande	11	4	594	2	normande

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	121059	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	12	3.236	37410.1
3	Display Results	12	12	0.013	923.1
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	3.655	48889.5