diff --git a/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character.go b/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character.go
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index 000000000..5434d51ab
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+++ b/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character.go
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+package problem1170
+
+import "sort"
+
+func numSmallerByFrequency(queries []string, words []string) []int {
+	ans, m := make([]int, len(queries)), make([]int, len(words))
+	for i, w := range words {
+		m[i] = f(w)
+	}
+	sort.Ints(m)
+	for i, q := range queries {
+		t := f(q)
+		for j := len(m) - 1; j >= 0; j-- {
+			if t >= m[j] {
+				break
+			}
+			ans[i]++
+		}
+	}
+	return ans
+}
+
+func f(s string) int {
+	m, p := [26]int{}, byte(25)
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		k := s[i] - 'a'
+		m[k]++
+		if p > k {
+			p = k
+		}
+	}
+	return m[p]
+}
diff --git a/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character_test.go b/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character_test.go
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index 000000000..6aa450488
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+++ b/problems/compare-strings-by-frequency-of-the-smallest-character/compare_strings_by_frequency_of_the_smallest_character_test.go
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+package problem1170
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testType struct {
+	in   []string
+	w    []string
+	want []int
+}
+
+func TestNumSmallerByFrequency(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := [...]testType{
+		{
+			in:   []string{"cbd"},
+			w:    []string{"zaaaz"},
+			want: []int{1},
+		},
+		{
+			in:   []string{"bbb", "cc"},
+			w:    []string{"a", "aa", "aaa", "aaaa"},
+			want: []int{1, 2},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := numSmallerByFrequency(tt.in, tt.w)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+			t.Fatalf("in: %v, got: %v, want: %v", tt.in, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}