# Fuzzy\_like\_this same as query\_string with "~" sign?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-like-this-same-as-query-string-with-sign/14647
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 29, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-like-this-same-as-query-string-with-sign/14647 "2013-11-29T22:17:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@joa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joa)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-like-this-same-as-query-string-with-sign/14647/1 "2013-11-29T22:17:55Z")
Hi,
is the fuzzy\_like\_this query basically the same as a query\_string followed
by a "~" sign?
I'd like to have the features of the query\_string query (exact matches "",
excludes - ) but always search fuzzy.
Would this be the way to go? Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fuzzy-like-this-same-as-query-string-with-sign/14647/2 "2017-07-06T02:04:08Z")