diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 8cc33ab..7d43b82 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -100,22 +100,19 @@ module Searchkick
                   options[:misspellings]
                 elsif options.key?(:mispellings)
                   options[:mispellings] # why not?
-                elsif field == "_all" || field.end_with?(".analyzed")
-                  true
                 else
-                  # TODO default to true and remove this
-                  false
+                  true
                 end
 
               if misspellings != false
                 edit_distance = (misspellings.is_a?(Hash) && (misspellings[:edit_distance] || misspellings[:distance])) || 1
                 transpositions =
-                  if misspellings.is_a?(Hash) && misspellings[:transpositions] == true
-                    {fuzzy_transpositions: true}
+                  if misspellings.is_a?(Hash) && misspellings.key?(:transpositions)
+                    {fuzzy_transpositions: misspellings[:transpositions]}
                   elsif below20?
                     {}
                   else
-                    {fuzzy_transpositions: false}
+                    {fuzzy_transpositions: true}
                   end
                 prefix_length = (misspellings.is_a?(Hash) && misspellings[:prefix_length]) || 0
                 max_expansions = (misspellings.is_a?(Hash) && misspellings[:max_expansions]) || 3
diff --git a/test/match_test.rb b/test/match_test.rb
index 95b163b..d17e157 100644
--- a/test/match_test.rb
+++ b/test/match_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-
 require_relative "test_helper"
 
 class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def test_misspelling_zucchini_transposition
     store_names ["zucchini"]
-    assert_search "zuccihni", [] # doesn't work without transpositions:true option
-    assert_search "zuccihni", ["zucchini"], misspellings: {transpositions: true}
+    assert_search "zuccihni", ["zucchini"]
+    assert_search "zuccihni", [], misspellings: {transpositions: false}
   end
 
   def test_misspelling_lasagna
@@ -132,6 +130,11 @@ class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_search "lasanga pasat", ["lasagna pasta"], misspellings: {transpositions: true} # both words misspelled with a transposition should still work
   end
 
+  def test_misspellings_word_start
+    store_names ["Sriracha"]
+    assert_search "siracha", ["Sriracha"], fields: [{name: :word_start}]
+  end
+
   # spaces
 
   def test_spaces_in_field
--
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