diff --git a/api/answer.php b/api/answer.php
index 05e61a7..8742485 100644
--- a/api/answer.php
+++ b/api/answer.php
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ foreach ($data['words'] as $word) {
     if ($word['id'] === $wordId) {
 
         $correct =
-            strtolower($word['answer']) === strtolower($userAnswer);
-
+            normalize($word['answer']) === normalize($userAnswer);
         updateWordStats($word, $correct);
 
         break;