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

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

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56 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
programmers	18	9	351	(None)
programers	15	8	439	1	progra_mers
programmer	17	9	410	1	programmer_
programmes	17	8	492	1	programme_s
deprogrammers	21	6	242	2	deprogrammers
programer	14	7	560	2	progra_mer_
programme	16	9	477	2	programme__
programmed	18	8	387	2	programme_d
aerogrammes	16	5	377	3	aerogramme_s
deprogrammer	20	6	277	3	deprogrammer_
monogrammers	16	5	260	3	monogrammers
nonprogrammers	21	13	139	3	~~non~~programmers
proclaimers	17	5	219	3	proclaimers
programed	15	8	589	3	progra_me_d
programings	17	5	340	3	programings
programming	19	5	418	3	programming
programmings	20	5	252	3	programmings
programs	13	3	978	3	progra_m__s
aerogramme	15	5	355	4	aerogramme__
biographers	19	15	511	4	biographers
crammers	14	36	934	4	___crammers
deprogrammed	21	5	263	4	deprogramme_d
engrammes	14	4	451	4	_engramme_s
gammers	12	32	1456	4	___g_ammers
geographers	18	5	478	4	geographers
grammars	13	34	594	4	___grammars
grammes	12	36	1132	4	___gramme_s
grograms	12	4	602	4	grogra_m__s
monogrammer	15	5	302	4	monogrammer_
nonprogrammer	20	12	173	4	~~non~~programmer_
paragraphers	20	9	301	4	paragraphers
petrographers	21	5	507	4	petrographers
pornographers	21	6	448	4	pornographers
portrayers	15	5	360	4	portra_yers
pregames	13	3	900	4	preg_a_me_s
proclaimer	16	5	306	4	proclaimer_
prodromes	14	4	606	4	prodr_ome_s
profaners	14	25	620	4	pro_fa_ners
proggers	12	25	816	4	prog___gers
prograde	12	4	718	4	progra_de__
program	12	3	1169	4	progra_m___
programing	16	4	630	4	progra_ming
programmable	21	6	200	4	programmable
programmables	22	6	133	4	programmables
programmatic	21	6	311	4	programmatic
progress	11	3	702	4	progr___ess
progresses	13	4	749	4	progresse_s
propraetors	15	5	417	4	propraetors
prorates	10	4	1806	4	pro_ra_te_s
protractors	15	4	659	4	protractors
rammers	11	37	1504	4	____rammers
rehammers	16	4	450	4	_r_ehammers
reprogrammed	20	6	301	4	reprogramme_d
reprographers	21	5	466	4	reprographers
roamers	9	37	1345	4	_ro__a_mers
unprogrammed	20	6	201	4	unprogramme_d

Search took 9 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	148819	0.170	1051123.5
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	56	8.110	18350.1
3	Display Results	56	56	0.033	1697.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	56	8.313	21495.4