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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “maftirs” 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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24 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
maftirs	12	3	604	(None)
maftir	11	3	649	1	maftir_
afters	9	47	1707	2	_afters
hafters	13	46	1433	2	hafters
kaffirs	17	32	555	2	kaffirs
kafirs	13	30	698	2	kaf_irs
maffias	15	32	728	2	maffias
mafias	11	39	1357	2	maf_ias
mairs	7	62	2830	2	ma__irs
mantids	10	31	1362	2	mantids
mantis	8	39	2603	2	manti_s
martins	9	33	2207	2	martins
martyrs	12	3	489	2	martyrs
masters	9	46	2892	2	masters
mastics	11	26	1478	2	mastics
maters	8	50	3239	2	ma_ters
matins	8	45	2778	2	ma_tins
matters	9	44	2175	2	matters
mattins	9	33	1614	2	mattins
muftis	11	5	805	2	mufti_s
rafters	10	37	1563	2	rafters
santirs	7	3	1296	2	santirs
wafters	13	41	1281	2	wafters
zaffirs	22	37	566	2	zaffirs

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	107671	0.376	475242.0
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	24	3.046	35348.3
3	Display Results	24	24	0.016	1500.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	24	3.438	51975.3