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

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

17 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
patterning	13	4	607	(None)
pattering	12	23	1442	1	patter_ing
patternings	14	4	318	1	patternings
attorning	10	4	550	2	_attorning
battening	12	26	885	2	batte_ning
battering	12	27	1514	2	batter_ing
fattening	13	28	783	2	fatte_ning
mattering	12	23	1405	2	matter_ing
nattering	10	22	1221	2	natter_ing
paltering	12	26	1289	2	palter_ing
pottering	12	26	1200	2	potter_ing
puttering	12	26	1164	2	putter_ing
rattening	10	28	876	2	ratte_ning
repatterning	15	5	217	2	repatterning
spattering	13	10	779	2	spatter_ing
tattering	10	22	1232	2	tatter_ing
yattering	13	24	1044	2	yatter_ing

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	108824	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	108824	17	3.470	31361.4
3	Display Results	17	17	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	3.610	49498.9