# Most common query rewrite patterns | Trakkr Research

Canonical URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/query-translation/trackers/query-rewrite-pattern-tracker
Published: 2026-01-22
Last updated: 2026-01-22
Author: Mack Grenfell

Research tracker page for the study How AI Translates Your Questions, focusing on the most common query rewrite patterns.

## Methodology

Built from 11,521 captured prompt-to-query pairs observed in OpenAI web search calls, with 100% search-query coverage in the sampled dataset.

## Summary

Benchmark data indicates that AI query rewrites are dominated by heavy replacement, list-style framing, business-term insertion, and freshness signals. The model rarely preserves the original prompt, instead transforming vague inputs into evaluative, time-bound, or geographically specific retrieval searches.

## Benchmark rows

| Metric | Value | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Exact match rate | 0.17% | Only 20 of 11,521 pairs matched exactly. |
| Complete rewrites | 31.85% | 3,670 pairs fell into the complete rewrite bucket. |
| Year injection rate | 25.66% | 2,956 queries injected a year term. |
| Brand insertion rate | 15.24% | 1,756 queries inserted brand names not in the prompt. |

## Ranked view

| Item | Value | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best-of framing | 20.21% | The model frequently turns vague prompts into evaluative searches. |
| List framing | 20.13% | List language is one of the most common retrieval transformations. |
| Year injection | 25.66% | Freshness is a recurring rewrite habit. |
| Brand insertion | 15.24% | The model often jumps straight to likely market leaders. |
| Location addition | 13.19% | Queries are often narrowed geographically before retrieval. |

## Related pages

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- [does ai search your exact words](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/query-translation/answers/does-ai-search-your-exact-words) - Related answer page
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## Data And Sources

- [How AI Translates Your Questions](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/query-translation) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/query-translation/trackers/query-rewrite-pattern-tracker.json) - Machine-readable companion file