Question 1

What is a Turnitin Similarity report?

Accepted Answer

A Turnitin Similarity report is a text-matching document that compares your paper against billions of web pages, academic journals, published books, and previously submitted student papers. It highlights every passage that overlaps with an existing source and links back to where the match was found. Turnitin does not decide whether something is plagiarism — it only shows the matches. You (or your instructor) then decide whether each match is a properly cited quotation, common phrasing, or genuinely uncited copying. FREKUM WRITES delivers the official PDF report for $1.3 so you can review your work before submission.

Question 2

How is the Turnitin similarity percentage calculated?

Accepted Answer

The similarity percentage is the total number of matched words divided by the total word count of your document. Every citation, direct quote, technical phrase, and reference entry can contribute to that number, even when it is used correctly. That is why two well-written papers can have very different scores. What matters is where the matches come from and whether they are cited — not the percentage alone.

Question 3

Is a high Turnitin similarity score always plagiarism?

Accepted Answer

No. A high similarity score is not automatic proof of plagiarism. Literature reviews, methodology sections, legal writing, and technical papers naturally contain repeated terminology and long reference lists that inflate the score. Reviewers are expected to open the report and look at each match in context. If quotations are cited and references are formatted correctly, a higher percentage can still be acceptable.

Question 4

What Turnitin similarity percentage is considered acceptable?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal safe number. Most universities accept anything below 15–20% once references and quotations are excluded, but some journals and departments set stricter thresholds for original research or reflective writing. Always follow your own institution's rubric. Running a pre-submission Turnitin check with FREKUM WRITES lets you see the exact percentage — and fix problem areas — before the score reaches your instructor.

Question 5

Does Turnitin detect paraphrasing and AI rewriting?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Turnitin flags weak paraphrasing when the sentence structure, order of ideas, or key phrasing stays too close to the original source. This is often called patchwriting and Turnitin is very good at spotting it. Turnitin's AI Writing indicator also scores how much of the text looks machine-generated. If your AI score is high, our manual humanize service rewrites the paper so it reads as genuinely human — with free Turnitin proof reports.

Question 6

Can Turnitin detect content copied from websites?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Turnitin continuously indexes billions of web pages — blogs, news sites, academic portals, open-access journals, forums, and Wikipedia. Copying from an obscure website will still be matched. Even lightly reworded web content usually returns a strong match. The only safe approach is to cite the source and rewrite the idea in your own voice.

Question 7

Are student papers stored in Turnitin's database?

Accepted Answer

By default, many Turnitin submissions are stored in the Global Student Paper Repository. Every future submission is then compared against your paper, which can trigger self-plagiarism flags on later drafts. FREKUM WRITES runs every check in Non-Repository mode. Your document is scanned once, the report is generated, and nothing is added to Turnitin's database — your work stays private and re-submittable.

Question 8

What is self-plagiarism in Turnitin?

Accepted Answer

Self-plagiarism happens when you reuse your own previously submitted or published work without disclosing it. If the earlier draft is in Turnitin's repository, the new version will match against it and be flagged. This is common with revised assignments, thesis chapters, and journal drafts. Non-repository checks with FREKUM prevent your drafts from being locked into the database in the first place.

Question 9

Can references and quotations be excluded from the similarity report?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Turnitin lets reviewers exclude bibliographies, cited quotations, and small matches (short common phrases) from the similarity calculation. This produces a cleaner, more meaningful score. Exclusions do not edit your paper — they only change how the score is displayed. Every FREKUM report shows both the raw and the excluded percentage so you understand the real picture.

Question 10

Is Turnitin 100% accurate?

Accepted Answer

Turnitin is highly reliable but it is a matching engine, not a judge. Every report needs a human reviewer to confirm intent, context, and whether the match is a cited quote or genuine copying. False positives happen — especially with common academic phrases or with AI detection. That is why every FREKUM humanize order includes free before-and-after Turnitin proof reports so you can see the result yourself.

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