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title: fuzzyMatchString (list, comparisonValue)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns the closest matched string in a list with a given comparison string. fuzzyMatchString uses the Jaro-Winkler distance to find a matching string. If no score is above 0.75, `fuzzyMatchString` doesn't return a match.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`String`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
string:fuzzyMatchString(list, comparisonValue)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>list</td><td>A list of strings</td></tr><tr><td>comparisonValue</td><td>A comparison value to find the closest match in the list</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

Assume <i>theList</i> is <i>['dog', 'cat', 'koala']</i>.

`string:fuzzyMatchString(theList, 'koalo')`

Returns `koala`