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

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

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.

12 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
osteopaths	15	5	321	(None)
osteopath	14	5	371	1	osteopath_
osteopathy	18	5	286	1	osteopathy
osteopathic	18	5	332	2	osteopathic
osteopathies	17	5	286	2	osteopathies
homeopaths	20	5	311	3	homeopaths
osteocytes	15	5	342	3	osteocytes
osteomas	10	4	533	3	osteoma__s
osteomata	11	4	414	3	osteomat_a
ostomates	11	4	934	3	ost_omates
sociopaths	17	5	244	3	sociopaths
stenobaths	15	5	260	3	_stenobaths

Search took 8 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	140603	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	12	6.640	21175.2
3	Display Results	12	12	0.016	750.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	12	7.062	25303.2