elasticsearchHow do I add synonyms to Elasticsearch?
Adding synonyms to Elasticsearch is a great way to improve the accuracy of your search results. Synonyms are words or phrases that have the same meaning as another word or phrase.
To add synonyms to Elasticsearch, you need to use the synonym_graph
token filter. To do this, you must create an index with a settings and mapping file.
For example, the following settings and mapping file will create an index with the synonym_graph
token filter:
PUT /my_index
{
"settings": {
"analysis": {
"analyzer": {
"my_synonyms": {
"tokenizer": "standard",
"filter": [
"lowercase",
"my_synonym_filter"
]
}
},
"filter": {
"my_synonym_filter": {
"type": "synonym_graph",
"synonyms": [
"quick,fast",
"slow,sluggish"
]
}
}
}
},
"mappings": {
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "my_synonyms"
}
}
}
}
The synonyms
array is where you can specify the synonyms you want to add. In this example, we have specified two sets of synonyms: quick
and fast
, and slow
and sluggish
.
Once you have created the index, you can use the synonym_graph
token filter to analyze text and add the synonyms you have specified. For example:
POST /my_index/_analyze
{
"analyzer": "my_synonyms",
"text": "I'm looking for something quick"
}
This will return the following output:
{
"tokens": [
{
"token": "i'm",
"start_offset": 0,
"end_offset": 3,
"type": "<ALPHANUM>",
"position": 0
},
{
"token": "looking",
"start_offset": 4,
"end_offset": 11,
"type": "<ALPHANUM>",
"position": 1
},
{
"token": "for",
"start_offset": 12,
"end_offset": 15,
"type": "<ALPHANUM>",
"position": 2
},
{
"token": "something",
"start_offset": 16,
"end_offset": 25,
"type": "<ALPHANUM>",
"position": 3
},
{
"token": "quick",
"start_offset": 26,
"end_offset": 31,
"type": "<ALPHANUM>",
"position": 4
},
{
"token": "fast",
"start_offset": 26,
"end_offset": 31,
"type": "SYNONYM",
"position": 4
}
]
}
As you can see, the synonym_graph
token filter has added the synonym fast
to the text.
Code explanation
**
PUT /my_index
- Creates the index with settings and mapping file"tokenizer": "standard"
- Specifies the tokenizer to use"filter": [ "lowercase", "my_synonym_filter" ]
- Specifies the filter to use"type": "synonym_graph"
- Specifies the type of token filter to use"synonyms": [ "quick,fast", "slow,sluggish" ]
- Specifies the synonyms to addPOST /my_index/_analyze
- Analyzes the text and adds the synonyms
## Helpful links
More of Elasticsearch
- How can I use Elasticsearch and ZFS together?
- How can I use elasticsearch zone awareness to improve my software development?
- How can I use YouTube to learn about Elasticsearch?
- How can I use Elasticsearch to diagnose "yellow" issues?
- How do I set up an Elasticsearch Yum repository?
- How can I set up and use Elasticsearch on the Yandex Cloud platform?
- How can I check the status of a yellow index in Elasticsearch?
- How can I use Yandex Mirror to access Elasticsearch data?
- How do I configure elasticsearch to use an XMS memory allocator?
- How can I compare Elasticsearch and Clickhouse for software development?
See more codes...