# Simple Fuzzy Match Example

**URL:** <https://forum.knime.com/t/simple-fuzzy-match-example/26539>\
**Category:** KCH Workflows\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/simple-fuzzy-match-example/26539 "2020-09-04T17:56:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hub](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/hub/32/5438_2.png) [@Hub](https://forum.knime.com/u/Hub)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/simple-fuzzy-match-example/26539/1 "2020-09-04T17:56:00Z")

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This workflow reads in a series of misspelled retailer names, along with the desired version of the names. Using the Similarity Search node, the closest correctly spelled name is matched based on Levenshtein distance.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://kni.me/w/ThRepmnmDMB96tkl](https://kni.me/w/ThRepmnmDMB96tkl)

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**Author:** ![Ahmad\_Vh](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/ahmad_vh/32/81927_2.png) [@Ahmad\_Vh](https://forum.knime.com/u/Ahmad_Vh)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/simple-fuzzy-match-example/26539/2 "2025-08-25T12:24:38Z")

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Nice workflow! 👏  
If you’re interested in exploring other approaches, we’ve built a similar example using the **exorbyte Approximate String Matcher** node, which supports different algorithms like **Levenshtein** , **Positional** , and **LCS**. You can check it out here:

🔗 [Simple Fuzzy Match Example with Approximate String Matcher](https://hub.knime.com/ahmad_vh/spaces/Public/Approximate%20Matching%20examples/Simple%20Fuzzy%20Match%20Example%20with%20Approximate%20String%20Matcher~q3lBGK6kJiXTUFiu/current-state)

 ![Simple fuzzy matching](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/f/cfce889635915bf7e9fb08ecf635a3282786cc33.png)

It’s a handy way to clean up noisy data, deduplicate records, and showcase the flexibility of fuzzy matching.

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