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

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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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22 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
generals	9	10	934	(None)
general	8	10	1094	1	general_
centrals	10	27	1203	2	centrals
federals	12	4	730	2	federals
funerals	11	4	645	2	funerals
genera	7	12	1171	2	genera__
generable	12	3	866	2	generable
generalcy	15	4	342	2	generalcy
generalise	11	17	813	2	generalise
generalist	11	16	943	2	generalist
generally	13	4	734	2	generally
generate	9	3	1290	2	generate
generates	10	3	1272	2	generates
generics	11	11	880	2	generics
generous	9	3	977	2	generous
genevas	11	8	525	2	geneva_s
genitals	9	3	724	2	genitals
gomerals	11	4	745	2	gomerals
minerals	10	3	1139	2	minerals
renewals	11	3	728	2	renewals
severals	11	3	759	2	severals
ventrals	11	29	1000	2	ventrals

Search took 4 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	0.390	458182.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	22	3.313	36540.6
3	Display Results	22	22	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	22	3.703	48255.7