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

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

23 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
retarder	9	22	943	(None)
retarded	10	24	1075	1	retarded
retarders	10	22	757	1	retarders
rewarder	12	20	823	1	rewarder
reader	7	36	2829	2	re_a_der
rearer	6	49	2891	2	re_ar_er
recorder	11	24	963	2	recorder
regarded	11	27	980	2	regarded
reharden	12	7	630	2	reharden
remarker	14	17	849	2	remarker
reorder	8	23	948	2	re_order
retailer	8	29	1157	2	retailer
retainer	8	29	1381	2	retainer
retaker	11	37	1431	2	reta_ker
retard	7	50	1893	2	retard__
retards	8	50	1500	2	retard_s
retarget	9	3	1274	2	retarget
retirer	7	47	1501	2	retir_er
retorter	8	4	1073	2	retorter
retracer	10	14	1188	2	retracer
returner	8	39	798	2	returner
rewarded	13	22	952	2	rewarded
rewarders	13	22	645	2	rewarders

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	121059	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	23	3.500	34588.3
3	Display Results	23	23	0.016	1437.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	23	3.922	45561.2