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

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

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.

30 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
opponent	12	4	640	(None)
opponents	13	4	397	1	opponents
component	15	4	1108	2	component
deponent	11	4	1055	2	deponent
exponent	17	4	713	2	exponent
opponency	18	5	273	2	opponency
ponent	8	28	2159	2	__ponent
apparent	12	4	826	3	apparent
appendent	14	4	627	3	appendent
appetent	12	4	808	3	appetent
appoint	11	6	1248	3	appo_int
components	16	4	694	3	components
deponents	12	4	667	3	deponents
exponents	18	4	433	3	exponents
impotent	12	4	953	3	impotent
openest	9	3	1291	3	o_penest
oppilant	12	4	602	3	oppilant
oppose	10	3	919	3	oppose__
opposed	12	3	612	3	oppose_d
opposer	11	3	577	3	oppose_r
opposers	12	4	497	3	opposers
opposes	11	4	924	3	oppose_s
opposing	13	3	638	3	opposing
oppugnant	14	5	207	3	oppugnant
opsonin	9	4	601	3	opsonin_
opsonins	10	4	553	3	opsonins
opulent	9	3	883	3	o_pulent
orpiment	12	4	797	3	orpiment
potent	8	42	2335	3	__potent
proponent	13	4	944	3	proponent

Search took 8 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	146162	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	146162	30	7.280	20077.2
3	Display Results	30	30	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	30	7.436	24030.5