How Search Works

Understanding each search mode

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Live examples below use birth date 1990-01-01 to limit results to a manageable set. Toggle filters on/off to see rows added or removed.

Exact

PREFIX

Searches for names starting with 'LUI' and 'PERE'

Search LUI PERE
Phonetic

SOUNDEX

Soundex matches names that sound like 'LUIS PEREZ'

Search LUIS PEREZ
Phonetic

DM

DM finds names that sound like 'LUIS PEREZ' (Slavic/Germanic variants)

Search LUIS PEREZ
Fuzzy

LEGACY,LEVENSHTEIN

Levenshtein allows up to 2 edits from 'LUI PEREZ'

Search LUI PEREZ
Fuzzy

TRIGRAM

Trigram ranks by character overlap with 'LUIS PEREZ'

Search LUIS PEREZ
Combo

SOUNDEX,LEVENSHTEIN

Soundex finds broad matches, Levenshtein narrows to typos

Search LUIS PEREZ
Combo

DM,LEVENSHTEIN

DM + Levenshtein: better for Slavic/Germanic names

Search LUIS PEREZ