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

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

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56 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
stepfathers	19	6	197	(None)
stepfather	18	6	206	1	stepfather_
stepmothers	18	5	241	2	stepmothers
sheathers	15	5	755	3	she__athers
stepbrothers	19	6	118	3	stepbrothers
stepladders	15	5	153	3	stepladders
stepmother	17	5	253	3	stepmother_
breathers	14	31	910	4	bre__athers
fathers	13	39	1650	4	____fathers
feathers	14	35	1324	4	_fe__athers
forefathers	20	5	314	4	forefathers
godfathers	18	5	216	4	_godfathers
heathers	14	39	1473	4	_he__athers
leathers	11	42	1508	4	_le__athers
pleathers	14	4	645	4	ple__athers
regathers	13	3	635	4	_re_gathers
repeaters	11	28	1199	4	_repeat_ers
scepters	12	3	779	4	scep__t_ers
seafarers	12	4	414	4	s_eafa_rers
seaters	7	40	2894	4	s_e__at_ers
seawaters	12	3	571	4	s_eawat_ers
seedeaters	11	4	490	4	seedeat_ers
sepulchers	17	4	233	4	s_epulchers
sheather	14	5	823	4	she__ather_
sheathes	14	6	1019	4	she__athe_s
shipfitters	19	6	117	4	shipfitters
slathers	11	39	1478	4	s___lathers
spathes	12	51	1653	4	s__p_athe_s
spatters	10	39	1470	4	s__p_atters
splashers	14	4	528	4	s__plashers
splatters	11	32	754	4	s__platters
staters	7	39	2234	4	st___at_ers
steadiers	10	3	508	4	ste__adiers
stealers	8	34	1221	4	ste__a_lers
steamers	10	34	1087	4	ste__a_mers
steamfitters	17	5	103	4	steamfitters
stearates	9	3	945	4	stearat_e_s
stenotherm	15	5	299	4	ste_notherm
stenotherms	16	5	260	4	ste_notherms
stepbrother	18	6	120	4	stepbrother_
stepdames	14	4	333	4	stepda_me_s
stepdaughters	20	6	72	4	stepdaughters
stepladder	14	5	176	4	stepladder_
steppers	12	28	928	4	step___pers
stepsisters	13	5	213	4	stepsisters
stomachers	17	8	389	4	st_omachers
stopwatches	21	5	160	4	stopwatche_s
sunbathers	15	4	248	4	s_unbathers
swathers	14	45	1208	4	s___wathers
sweaters	11	38	1106	4	swe__at_ers
teachers	13	32	1239	4	_te__achers
teethers	11	32	871	4	_te__ethers
tethers	10	38	1531	4	_te___thers
upgathers	15	8	253	4	__upgathers
weathers	14	34	1283	4	_we__athers
wreathers	15	25	749	4	wre__athers

Search took 10 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	148819	0.423	422437.4
2	DLD Change Limit	148819	56	9.236	16112.9
3	Display Results	56	56	0.030	1866.7
	(SQL Overall)	178691	56	9.689	18442.7