# Address suggester

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 2, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541 "2015-10-02T12:56:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nuzolx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nuzolx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nuzolx)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541/1 "2015-10-02T12:56:06Z")

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Hello,

I want to develop an "address suggester / correcter".  
Query ex: "New yo, Broad", expected result "New York, Broadway".  
I think use a "completion suggester" but it seem to work like a 'prefix' query.  
Do you have some example? thx.

BR,

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**Author:** ![davidbkemp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidbkemp/32/594_2.png) [@davidbkemp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/davidbkemp)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541/2 "2015-10-02T13:15:36Z")

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I just recently wrote an article on different approaches to implementing autosuggest using Elasticsearch. Hopefully, you may find it useful:  
[http://techblog.realestate.com.au/implementing-autosuggest-in-elasticsearch/](http://techblog.realestate.com.au/implementing-autosuggest-in-elasticsearch/)

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**Author:** ![davidbkemp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidbkemp/32/594_2.png) [@davidbkemp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/davidbkemp)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541/3 "2015-10-02T13:21:04Z")

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The completion suggester, as you point out, is quite restrictive (but it is efficient). Using phrase prefix matches and/or edge ngram matching is a much more flexible approach.

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**Author:** ![nuzolx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nuzolx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nuzolx)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541/4 "2015-10-02T13:29:39Z")

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Yes, I see.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/address-suggester/31541/6 "2017-07-05T23:47:02Z")

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