diff --git a/src/search/fts.rs b/src/search/fts.rs
index 9ac0916..34159a5 100644
--- a/src/search/fts.rs
+++ b/src/search/fts.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ pub fn to_fts_query(raw: &str, mode: FtsQueryMode) -> String {
 
             // FTS5 boolean operators are case-sensitive uppercase keywords.
             // Pass them through unquoted so users can write "switch AND health".
-            const FTS5_OPERATORS: &[&str] = &["AND", "OR", "NOT", "NEAR"];
+            // Note: NEAR is a function NEAR(term1 term2, N), not an infix operator.
+            // Users who need NEAR syntax should use FtsQueryMode::Raw.
+            const FTS5_OPERATORS: &[&str] = &["AND", "OR", "NOT"];
 
             let mut result = String::with_capacity(trimmed.len() + 20);
             for (i, token) in trimmed.split_whitespace().enumerate() {