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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “chamfrains” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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.

14 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
chamfrains	20	4	304	(None)
chamfrain	19	4	336	1	chamfrain_
chamfrons	19	4	438	2	chamfr_ons
chagrins	14	3	707	3	cha_gr_ins
chamberlains	21	5	143	3	chamberlains
chambrays	21	4	242	3	chambra_ys
chamfering	21	12	533	3	chamfering
chamfron	18	4	449	3	chamfr_on_
champaigns	20	4	207	3	cham_paigns
chanfrons	17	4	462	3	chanfr_ons
chaplains	16	4	574	3	cha_plains
characins	16	4	759	3	cha__racins
chatelains	15	4	480	3	chatelains
chieftains	18	5	263	3	chieftains

Search took 8 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	140603	0.436	409841.7
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	14	6.656	21124.2
3	Display Results	14	14	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	14	7.092	25196.1