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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gladdens” 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
gladdens	11	36	446	(None)
gladden	10	37	631	1	gladden_
bladders	12	39	780	2	bladders
gadders	10	36	1150	2	g_adders
gardens	9	33	1209	2	g_ardens
gladded	11	35	745	2	gladde_d
gladdened	13	4	258	2	gladdened
gladdener	12	5	240	2	gladdener
gladdeners	13	5	206	2	gladdeners
gladder	10	39	831	2	gladde_r
gladdest	11	14	584	2	gladdest
gladding	12	3	630	2	gladding
glades	8	48	2034	2	gla_de_s
gladness	10	3	615	2	gladness
glanders	10	38	1150	2	glanders
glandes	9	54	1383	2	glande_s
ladders	9	41	1517	2	_ladders
ladens	7	45	1623	2	_la_dens
maddens	11	35	975	2	_maddens
saddens	9	30	960	2	_saddens

Search took 6 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	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	20	5.030	24067.4
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	5.186	34456.4