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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “methanes” 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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17 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
methanes	13	38	1216	(None)
ethanes	10	37	1351	1	_ethanes
methane	12	32	1179	1	methane_
bethanks	17	6	531	2	bethanks
cetanes	9	3	1513	2	cet_anes
ethane	9	46	1324	2	_ethane_
ethenes	10	33	1387	2	_ethenes
ethynes	13	37	757	2	_ethynes
menthenes	14	4	770	2	menthenes
metages	10	27	1497	2	met_ages
metates	9	27	2001	2	met_ates
methadones	16	4	416	2	methadones
methanol	13	4	464	2	methanol
methanols	14	4	487	2	methanols
methinks	17	7	519	2	methinks
thanes	9	49	1898	2	__thanes
urethanes	12	4	516	2	urethanes

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	0.796	224486.2
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	17	4.716	25669.8
3	Display Results	17	17	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	5.512	32418.5