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

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

15 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
sternest	8	3	1443	(None)
serenest	8	27	1762	2	s_erenest
serest	6	48	3161	2	s_er_est
starkest	12	3	972	2	starkest
steepest	10	3	812	2	steepest
steres	6	39	2953	2	ster_es_
sterlet	7	13	1847	2	sterle_t
sterlets	8	16	927	2	sterlets
sterner	7	4	1191	2	sterne_r
sternmost	11	4	432	2	sternmost
sternness	9	4	609	2	sternness
sternpost	11	4	423	2	sternpost
sterns	6	46	1676	2	stern_s_
ternes	6	54	2290	2	_ternes_
tersest	7	17	1399	2	_tersest

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	121059	0.393	454684.5
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	15	3.233	37444.8
3	Display Results	15	15	0.016	937.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	15	3.642	49064.0