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

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

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
terpenes	10	21	1157	(None)
terpene	9	23	1086	1	terpene_
terrenes	8	22	1260	1	terrenes
perpends	13	22	775	2	perpends
perpents	12	23	1204	2	perpents
serenes	7	32	2290	2	ser_enes
serpents	10	24	1037	2	serpents
teepees	9	3	926	2	teepe_es
tenpences	13	4	654	2	tenpences
tepees	8	42	1524	2	te_pe_es
terebenes	11	4	606	2	terebenes
ternes	6	54	2290	2	ter__nes
terpenic	12	4	721	2	terpenic
terranes	8	25	1443	2	terranes
terreens	8	24	653	2	terreens
terrene	7	24	1103	2	terrene_
terrines	8	21	1755	2	terrines
terseness	9	4	840	2	terseness
terylenes	12	4	493	2	terylenes
trienes	7	41	1841	2	t_rienes

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	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	20	3.953	30624.6
3	Display Results	20	20	0.013	1538.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	4.372	40871.7