# Fuzziness priority

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 15, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614 "2017-06-15T18:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Killoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@Killoun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Killoun)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/1 "2017-06-15T18:57:33Z")

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Hi all!

my query:

```auto
"query":{
    "multi_match":{
      "query": "Car",
      "fields": ["title"],
      "fuzziness": "AUTO"
    }
  },

```

got result first with title **"Cor"** than with **"Car"**  
How can I fix that?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/2 "2017-06-15T19:46:21Z")

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Use a bool query with 2 should clauses.  
One without fuzziness  
The other one with

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**Author:** ![Killoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@Killoun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Killoun)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/3 "2017-06-15T20:04:05Z")

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I tried. same =(

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**Author:** ![Killoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@Killoun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Killoun)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/4 "2017-06-15T20:05:23Z")

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```auto
"query":{
    "bool": {
      "should": [
        {
          "multi_match":{
            "query": "Car",
            "fields": ["title"]
          }
        },
        
        {
          "multi_match":{
            "query": "Car",
            "fields": ["title"],
            "fuzziness": "AUTO"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }

```

same story 😢

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/5 "2017-06-15T20:30:09Z")

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May be boost the first clause ?

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**Author:** ![Killoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@Killoun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Killoun)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/6 "2017-06-15T20:31:23Z")

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tried `boost`. same =(

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/7 "2017-06-15T21:15:39Z")

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Can you share a full example?

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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 13, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzziness-priority/89614/8 "2017-07-13T21:29:58Z")

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