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

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

19 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
sterlets	8	16	927	(None)
starlets	8	16	1008	1	starlets
sterlet	7	13	1847	1	sterlet_
overlets	11	23	1236	2	overlets
scarlets	10	17	857	2	scarlets
sherbets	13	3	521	2	sherbets
starets	7	35	1592	2	star_ets
starless	8	16	1084	2	starless
starlet	7	16	2012	2	starlet_
stealers	8	34	1221	2	stealers
steles	6	37	2566	2	ste_le_s
stemless	10	3	665	2	stemless
stereos	7	43	1497	2	ster_eos
steres	6	39	2953	2	ster_e_s
sternest	8	3	1443	2	sternest
streets	7	33	1261	2	st_reets
stylets	10	36	921	2	st_ylets
tercets	9	35	1244	2	_tercets
terrets	7	29	1358	2	_terrets

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	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	19	3.313	36540.6
3	Display Results	19	19	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	3.736	47829.5