diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py b/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
index 9c127e2..2111893 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ def _insert_missing_ipa(text: str, pronunciation: str = 'british') -> str:
             if first_marker >= 3:
                 split = first_marker
                 while (split > 0
-                       and split > first_marker - 4
+                       and split > first_marker - 3
                        and w[split - 1].isalpha()
                        and w[split - 1].islower()):
                     split -= 1