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

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

13 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
pioneer	9	3	689	(None)
pioneers	10	3	586	1	pioneers
phonier	12	27	1063	2	phonier
pickeer	15	37	1011	2	pickeer
pincer	10	40	1917	2	pi_ncer
pinder	9	45	2345	2	pi_nder
pinger	9	43	2409	2	pi_nger
pinier	8	40	2469	2	pi_nier
pinker	12	53	2244	2	pi_nker
pinner	8	45	2150	2	pi_nner
pioneered	12	5	373	2	pioneered
pointer	9	38	1493	2	pointer
ponder	9	45	2169	2	p_onder

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	0.356	501941.0
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	13	3.173	33933.5
3	Display Results	13	13	0.016	812.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	13	3.545	50406.5