{
  "kind": "fact",
  "studySlug": "query-translation",
  "slug": "nearly-one-third-of-query-pairs-are-complete-rewrites",
  "title": "Nearly one third of query pairs are complete rewrites",
  "description": "An analysis of 11,521 prompt-to-query transformations revealed that 3,670 pairs fell into the complete rewrite category.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-01-22",
  "lastTested": "2026-01-22",
  "sourceStudyUrl": "/trakkr-research/query-translation",
  "sourceStudyTitle": "How AI Translates Your Questions",
  "claimIds": [
    "query-translation:complete-rewrite",
    "query-translation:pairs"
  ],
  "relatedSlugs": [
    "answer:does-ai-add-current-year-terms-to-searches",
    "answer:does-ai-turn-vague-prompts-into-lists-and-best-of-queries",
    "tracker:query-rewrite-pattern-tracker"
  ],
  "methodologySummary": "Built from 11,521 captured prompt-to-query pairs observed in OpenAI web search calls, with 100% search-query coverage in the sampled dataset.",
  "limitations": [
    "This study reflects captured search-query transformations rather than every hidden retrieval step a model may perform.",
    "Some inserted entities reflect category heuristics or market leaders rather than final recommendation outcomes.",
    "The underlying dataset is concentrated in commercial and research prompts rather than all possible conversational traffic."
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "query translation",
    "AI search rewrites",
    "prompt rewriting",
    "AI retrieval behavior"
  ],
  "schemaHints": {
    "pageType": "Article",
    "includeDataset": true
  },
  "claim": "Exactly 31.85% of prompt-query pairs qualified as complete rewrites during the transformation process.",
  "supportingMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "Complete rewrites",
      "value": "31.85%",
      "detail": "3,670 pairs fell into the complete rewrite bucket."
    },
    {
      "label": "Prompt-query pairs",
      "value": "11,521",
      "detail": "Captured prompt-to-query transformations."
    }
  ],
  "whyItMatters": "Strategists and operators must account for high levels of interpretation during retrieval planning, as nearly one third of user prompts are fundamentally restructured before execution.",
  "citationBlock": {
    "quote": "31.85% of query pairs qualified as complete rewrites.",
    "attribution": "How AI Translates Your Questions - Trakkr Research",
    "url": "https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/query-translation/facts/nearly-one-third-of-query-pairs-are-complete-rewrites"
  }
}