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  1. MusicBrainz Search Server
  2. SEARCH-293

Search scores absurdly low when there is a difference of only one letter

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      artists with similar names should score similarly in search.

      For example:
      Masaki Suzuki
      Masaaki Suzuki

      Search for either of them, and you'll see that while the correct result is at the top with a score of 100, the other result is down much further with a score of 31.

      Obviously having a difference of one letter should allow them to score similarly.

      And importantly, this causes the second artist to fall down to page 2 (or beyond) of the quicksearch.

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            hawke Alex Mauer
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