19.3 Spelling Suggestion Result Blocks
When a user misspells or mistypes a query, search engines may display spelling suggestions.
Users rely on “Did you mean” suggestions to tell them when they might be spelling something incorrectly and as a way to get better search result pages. “Did you mean” type result blocks are Special Content Result Blocks, but they do have a prominent link to a page of search results for the suggested spelling.
Your Needs Met rating should reflect both the helpfulness of the suggestion itself and the helpfulness of the LP of the suggestion. For every spelling suggestion, please be sure to look at the suggestion and click through to the landing page of the suggestion before rating. Sometimes, you will find it helpful to compare the landing page of the suggestion to the landing page of the original query.
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Here is some specific guidance on assigning Needs Met ratings to spelling suggestion result blocks:
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The result is very helpful for many or most users because: |
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• The query is clearly and severely misspelled. |
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• The landing page of the suggestion is very helpful. |
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The result is very helpful for some users or helpful for many users because: |
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The spelling suggestion is the correct spelling for a likely or somewhat likely intent of the |
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• The landing page of the suggestion is helpful. |
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The result is helpful for few users. One or more of the following apply: |
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• It is likely that the query is not misspelled. |
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• The spelling suggestion represents an unlikely interpretation. |
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difference to the query and/or the results on the landing page of the suggestion. |
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• The landing page of the suggestion is less helpful. |
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The result is unhelpful or useless. One or more of the following apply: |
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• The query is clearly not misspelled. |
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• The spelling suggestion itself is misspelled. |
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Fails to Meet |
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• The spelling suggestion changes the meaning of the query. |
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The spelling suggestion is clearly not what the user is looking for. |
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• The spelling suggestion is offensive (e.g., uninvited porn, racial slurs). |
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• The landing page of the suggestion is unhelpful (e.g., the results are useless for the |
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original query). |
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Here are some examples.
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SERP for the Query, SERP for the Spelling |
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Query: [irratated] |
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SERP for the original query: LP |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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misspelled. The suggestion |
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is the correct spelling of the |
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User Intent: This query has one |
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query, and the LP of the |
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suggestion is very helpful. |
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reasonable interpretation: the word |
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“irritated.” |
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Query: [“jack angle” scrap metal] |
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SERP for the original query: LP |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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misspelled. The suggestion |
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User Intent: This query has one |
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is the correct spelling of the |
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query, and the LP of the |
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interpretation: Jack Engle & Co., a |
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suggestion is very helpful. |
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scrap metal company in Los |
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Angeles. |
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SERP for the Query, SERP for the Spelling |
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Explanation |
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Query: [utube] |
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SERP for the original query: LP |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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The query is clearly |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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misspelled. The suggestion |
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is the correct spelling of the |
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User Intent: This query has one |
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query, and the LP of the |
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suggestion is very helpful. |
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reasonable interpretation: the |
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youtube.com website. |
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Query: [twilight new moon sound |
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SERP for the original query: LP |
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“Soundtrack” may be the |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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spelling, but “sound track” is |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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not technically incorrect. |
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perhaps a bit more helpful |
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clear. |
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than the LP for the original |
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“soundtrack” is the more common |
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This suggestion is helpful for |
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some or few users. |
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Query: [cynderella], English (US) |
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misspelled. The results on |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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suggestion probably do not |
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spelled, including a bridal shop, an |
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could be helpful for a few |
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Query: [he likes me a lot but doesn't |
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SERP for the original query: LP |
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want to get hurt], English (US) |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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User Location: Los Angeles, |
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The suggestion is misspelled |
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even though the original |
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Query: [how shades are cut], |
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SERP for the spelling suggestion: LP |
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20.0 Non-Fully Meets Results for URL Queries
Raters sometimes ask the question, “For a well-formed working URL query, are the only acceptable Needs Met ratings for a result either Fully Meets or Fails to Meet?” The answer is no. There can be other helpful results for URL queries.
Some users issue URL queries to find information about a website, such as reviews or recent news. We recommended this to you as one method of reputation research in the PQ guidelines. Real users do this too. Results which give reviews and reputation information can be very helpful for a URL query.
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However, websites that offer usage statistics about a website are not usually helpful results for URL queries. Most users aren’t interested in this kind of information.
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Explanation |
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This LP is the target of the query.
Query: |
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[coldwatercreek.com] |
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Online coupon codes are very |
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User Location: Palo Alto, |
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popular in the U.S. and this |
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coupon site) displays codes |
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User Intent: Coldwater |
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for online purchases on the |
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Coldwater Creek website. |
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Creek is a well-known |
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information on the |
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This LP (from a well-known |
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review site) has reviews of |
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the coldwatercreek.com |
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website. Users may be |
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interested in reading reviews |
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when considering whether to |
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make purchases at |
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Query, User Location, |
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This LP is the target of the |
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Query: |
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User Intent: Go to |
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students can rate their |
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college professors. |
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This LP is an article dated |
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April 17, 2006 about the |
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ratemyprofessors.com |
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website. Few or no users |
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would be interested in this |
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