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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gentlewoman” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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.

11 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
gentlewoman	17	8	147	(None)
gentlewomen	17	6	162	1	gentlewomen
gentleman	12	4	283	2	gentle__man
gentlemen	12	4	385	3	gentle__men
needlewoman	17	6	137	3	needlewoman
antiwoman	14	4	613	4	_ant_iwoman
gentlefolk	18	6	119	4	gentlefo_lk
gentlefolks	19	6	99	4	gentlefolks
gentlemanly	17	6	119	4	gentle__manly
needlewomen	17	6	173	4	needlewomen
noblewoman	17	5	203	4	_noblewoman

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	0.516	346300.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	11	8.826	16861.4
3	Display Results	11	11	0.016	687.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	11	9.358	19095.0