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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “mensches” 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.

19 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
mensches	15	3	630	(None)
menschen	15	4	371	1	menschen
menshes	12	3	1045	1	mens_hes
benches	14	39	1860	2	ben_ches
kenches	16	39	1227	2	ken_ches
manches	14	38	1862	2	man_ches
menaces	11	27	1552	2	menac_es
menarches	16	4	668	2	menarches
mensch	13	38	710	2	mensch__
menschy	17	35	401	2	mensch_y
menses	8	42	2245	2	mens__es
menshen	12	3	681	2	mens_hen
merches	14	40	1376	2	me_rches
meshes	11	50	1944	2	me_s_hes
munches	14	42	1579	2	mun_ches
penoches	15	3	893	2	penoches
penuches	15	3	694	2	penuches
tenches	12	35	1552	2	ten_ches
wenches	15	29	1413	2	wen_ches

Search took 5 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	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	19	3.640	33258.0
3	Display Results	19	19	0.013	1461.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	19	4.046	44164.9