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

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

12 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
cathodes	14	3	939	(None)
cathode	13	3	899	1	cathode_
kathodes	16	4	618	1	kathodes
bathoses	13	3	1046	2	bathoses
cathexes	20	3	627	2	cathexes
cathodal	14	15	541	2	cathodal
cathodic	16	12	675	2	cathodic
cathouse	13	3	886	2	cathouse
cathouses	14	3	943	2	cathouses
kathode	15	4	573	2	kathode_
pathoses	13	4	1277	2	pathoses
ratholes	11	3	1241	2	ratholes

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	0.440	406115.9
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	12	3.966	30524.2
3	Display Results	12	12	0.016	750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	4.422	40409.5