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

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

13 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
mangolds	12	3	519	(None)
mangold	11	3	721	1	mangold_
fanfolds	15	10	407	2	fanfolds
mandolas	11	3	913	2	mandolas
mangels	10	36	1449	2	mangel_s
mangles	10	40	2146	2	mang_les
mangoes	10	43	1613	2	mango_es
mangos	9	43	1933	2	mango__s
manholes	13	3	1118	2	manholes
manhoods	14	4	724	2	manhoods
manifolds	15	8	367	2	manifolds
marigolds	13	4	308	2	marigolds
mongols	10	33	1082	2	mongol_s

Search took 5 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	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	13	3.953	30624.6
3	Display Results	13	13	0.016	812.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	13	4.392	40685.6