# Differing doc count with query vs filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differing-doc-count-with-query-vs-filter/38757>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 8, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differing-doc-count-with-query-vs-filter/38757 "2016-01-08T20:31:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Sanwald\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/paul_sanwald_2/32/881_2.png) [@Paul\_Sanwald\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Paul_Sanwald_2)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differing-doc-count-with-query-vs-filter/38757/1 "2016-01-08T20:31:47Z")

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Hi Everyone, we're seeing an issue we don't understand, a differing doc count between a query and filter using a lucene fuzzy search.

There is a detailed explanation on [this stackoverflow thread](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34635815/elasticsearch-query-and-filter-give-different-doc-count-when-using-a-lucene-fuzz)

The basic problem is that a filter using a fuzzy search is giving us a superset of documents that a query is giving us. The explain plans are included in the thread.

Can anyone offer any guidance as to what we're missing?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differing-doc-count-with-query-vs-filter/38757/2 "2017-07-05T23:25:51Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:25pm UTC