# Handling typos using fuzzy search

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/handling-typos-using-fuzzy-search/9017>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/handling-typos-using-fuzzy-search/9017 "2021-04-06T05:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![christopherlim98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@christopherlim98](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/christopherlim98)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/handling-typos-using-fuzzy-search/9017/1 "2021-04-06T05:02:43Z")

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Realised that the search functions on Ankiweb, Ankidroid, etc. use exact string similarity to retrieve results. Would be nice to have some sort of fuzzy search that can cover my typos!

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/handling-typos-using-fuzzy-search/9017/2 "2021-04-06T12:56:47Z")

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It’s not practical to search through large collections without an index for fast access. FTS is one possibility, but it will require some research to see if it’s a good fit.