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

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

18 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
schleps	14	4	548	(None)
schlep	13	4	709	1	schlep_
schlepp	16	6	295	1	schlepp
schlepps	17	6	256	1	schlepps
shleps	11	47	1033	1	s_hleps
cheeps	13	53	1291	2	_cheeps
saleps	8	50	1490	2	s_aleps
scalers	9	38	1726	2	scalers
scales	8	45	2931	2	scale_s
scaleups	12	4	339	2	scaleups
scalps	10	43	1523	2	scal_ps
schlubs	14	4	319	2	schlubs
schlumps	17	4	274	2	schlumps
schnaps	14	4	370	2	schnaps
sculps	10	46	1175	2	scul_ps
shlep	10	49	1483	2	s_hlep_
shlepp	13	36	619	2	s_hlepp
shlepps	14	39	483	2	s_hlepps

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	0.373	479064.3
2	DLD Change Limit	107671	18	2.860	37647.2
3	Display Results	18	18	0.016	1125.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	18	3.249	54998.8