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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gastrectomy” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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.

18 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
gastrectomy	19	6	273	(None)
mastectomy	19	5	304	2	mast_ectomy
gastrectomies	18	6	378	3	gastrectomies
gastronomy	16	5	293	3	gastr_onomy
hysterectomy	25	6	199	3	hysterectomy
vasectomy	19	5	280	3	vas__ectomy
vitrectomy	20	5	239	3	_vitrectomy
astrocytoma	18	10	176	4	_astrocytoma
astronomy	14	5	463	4	_astr_onomy
castratory	15	4	514	4	castr_atory
clitorectomy	21	6	172	4	clitorectomy
gastronome	13	8	355	4	gastr_onome
gastroscopy	19	7	299	4	gastroscopy
gonadectomy	20	6	199	4	gonadectomy
hysterotomy	22	6	214	4	hysterotomy
mastoidectomy	23	7	126	4	mastoidectomy
nephrectomy	23	6	219	4	nephrectomy
osteotomy	14	13	366	4	_ost_eotomy

Search took 10 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	148819	0.436	409841.7
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	18	8.690	17125.3
3	Display Results	18	18	0.016	1125.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	9.142	19546.2