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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “ethnos” 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
ethnos	9	4	705	(None)
ethos	8	55	1419	1	eth_os
echos	10	52	1646	2	ech_os
ethanes	10	37	1351	2	ethanes
ethanol	10	4	459	2	ethanol
ethanols	11	4	433	2	ethanols
ethenes	10	33	1387	2	ethenes
ethers	9	45	1841	2	ethers
ethics	11	16	928	2	ethics
ethion	9	3	881	2	ethion
ethions	10	3	848	2	ethions
ethnic	11	4	885	2	ethnic
ethnics	12	3	626	2	ethnics
ethnoses	11	4	608	2	ethnoses
eths	7	66	1952	2	eth__s
ethyls	12	3	590	2	ethyls
ethynes	13	37	757	2	ethynes
etnas	5	47	1393	2	et_nas
stenos	6	39	1577	2	stenos
technos	12	3	618	2	technos

Search took 9 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	82551	1.360	131390.4
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	20	7.483	11031.8
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	8.859	20170.6