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

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

20 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
pettifogs	15	4	202	(None)
pettifog	14	4	205	1	pettifog_
pettings	11	34	970	2	petti_ngs
pettitoes	11	4	418	2	pettitoes
jettisons	16	4	223	3	jettisons
nettings	9	28	810	3	netti_ngs
pectinous	13	4	555	3	pectinous
petitions	11	5	1108	3	petitions
petrifies	14	3	1036	3	petrifies
petticoat	13	5	441	3	petticoat
petticoats	14	5	251	3	petticoats
pettifogged	19	6	108	3	pettifogged
pettifogger	18	7	117	3	pettifogger
pettifoggers	19	6	99	3	pettifoggers
pettiness	11	7	870	3	pettiness
petting	10	37	2095	3	petti_ng_
pittings	11	34	912	3	pitti_ngs
prettifies	15	4	569	3	prettifies
settings	9	38	1007	3	setti_ngs
wettings	12	34	840	3	wetti_ngs

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	148641	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	148641	20	6.376	23312.6
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	6.548	27289.4