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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “metropolises” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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35 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
metropolises	16	5	457	(None)
metropolis	14	5	645	2	metropoli__s
necropolises	16	6	362	2	necropolises
acropolises	15	5	462	3	_acropolises
megalopolises	18	9	156	3	megalopolises
metrologies	14	4	958	3	metrologi_es
metrologists	15	8	883	3	metrologists
metroplexes	22	5	268	3	metrop_lexes
metropolitan	16	9	248	3	metropolitan
metropolitans	17	9	213	3	metropolitans
monopolises	15	5	551	3	m_onopolises
propolises	14	4	885	3	__propolises
aeropulses	12	4	308	4	ae_ropul_ses
aerosolizes	20	5	356	4	ae_rosolizes
cosmopolises	18	7	284	4	cosmopolises
memorialises	16	5	554	4	memorialises
merozoites	21	4	298	4	me_rozo_ites
metabolisms	17	5	424	4	met_abolisms
metabolites	15	5	505	4	met_abolites
metabolizes	24	5	466	4	met_abolizes
metalises	11	3	1507	4	met___alises
methodises	16	4	546	4	met__hodises
metritises	12	4	728	4	metr__itises
metrologist	14	5	1122	4	metrologis_t
metronomes	14	4	608	4	metrono__mes
metroplex	20	4	344	4	metrop_l__ex
monopolies	14	4	804	4	m_onopoli_es
monopolise	14	4	588	4	m_onopolise_
monopolised	16	5	386	4	m_onopolised
monopolists	15	5	581	4	m_onopolists
monopolizes	24	5	468	4	m_onopolizes
necropoles	14	4	499	4	necropol__es
necropolis	14	5	527	4	necropoli__s
petrologies	14	4	989	4	petrologi_es
petrologists	15	5	914	4	petrologists

Search took 7 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	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	35	6.550	19051.9
3	Display Results	35	35	0.013	2692.3
	(SQL Overall)	178691	35	6.936	25762.8