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

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

16 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
sterical	10	3	1125	(None)
clerical	12	4	823	2	clerical
hysterical	18	5	444	2	hysterical
icterical	13	4	722	2	icterical
metrical	12	3	1159	2	metrical
satirical	11	4	688	2	satirical
satyrical	14	4	503	2	satyrical
scenical	12	4	713	2	scenical
serial	6	46	2586	2	s_eri_al
spherical	16	4	580	2	spherical
statical	10	3	942	2	statical
steric	8	3	1706	2	steric__
sterically	15	4	1049	2	sterically
sternal	7	34	1191	2	ster_nal
steroidal	10	4	548	2	steroidal
stoical	9	3	1028	2	st_oical

Search took 5 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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	16	3.923	30858.8
3	Display Results	16	16	0.013	1230.8
	(SQL Overall)	178691	16	4.326	41306.3