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

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

20 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
stigma	9	22	675	(None)
sigma	8	45	1382	1	s_igma
stigmal	10	24	591	1	stigmal
stigmas	10	20	663	1	stigmas
astigmia	11	4	336	2	astigmia
enigma	9	3	563	2	enigma
saiga	6	47	1793	2	saig_a
sigla	6	45	1520	2	s_igla
sigmas	9	41	1135	2	s_igmas
signa	6	61	1470	2	s_igna
sima	6	47	3078	2	s_i_ma
smegma	11	3	411	2	smegma
stemma	10	32	813	2	stemma
sterigma	11	4	411	2	sterigma
stigmata	11	4	466	2	stigmata
stime	7	65	2179	2	sti_me
stimy	10	51	1473	2	sti_my
stoma	7	59	1827	2	st_oma
stroma	8	43	1307	2	stroma
struma	8	43	1327	2	struma

Search took 6 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	82551	0.123	1452772.4
2	DLD Change Limit	82551	20	5.500	15009.3
3	Display Results	20	20	0.016	1250.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	20	5.639	31688.4