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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
index bb7239daf..e6ec48cd2 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
@@ -275,9 +275,12 @@ public class Utils {
public static double calcNormalizedScore(CharSequence before, CharSequence after, int score) {
final int beforeLength = before.length();
final int afterLength = after.length();
+ if (beforeLength == 0 || afterLength == 0) return 0;
final int distance = editDistance(before, after);
+ // If afterLength < beforeLength, the algorithm is suggesting a word by excessive character
+ // correction.
final double maximumScore = MAX_INITIAL_SCORE
- * Math.pow(TYPED_LETTER_MULTIPLIER, beforeLength)
+ * Math.pow(TYPED_LETTER_MULTIPLIER, Math.min(beforeLength, afterLength))
* FULL_WORD_MULTIPLYER;
// add a weight based on edit distance.
// distance <= max(afterLength, beforeLength) == afterLength,