# Requesting help with synonym's combined with a query string **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 11, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066 "2021-08-11T12:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BramFr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@BramFr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BramFr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/1 "2021-08-11T12:52:13Z")
Hi everybody, Just stepping in to the world of ES so I'm sorry if I am a bit of a newbie. Currently I'm stuck at a point in ES and I can't seem to find an awser online, perhaps one of you could be of assistance. What I'm trying is the following, whilst using a synonym list I would like to use a query string. As an example: Input = 'corporation' + 'garage' Synonym = corporation \> company Result = 'The garage company' At this time I've got the synonym list working using the code below. ```auto PUT company { "settings": { "analysis": { "filter": { "my_synonym_filter": { "type": "synonym", "synonyms_path" : "analysis/synonyms.txt", "updateable": true } }, "analyzer": { "my_synonyms": { "tokenizer": "keyword", "filter": [ "lowercase", "my_synonym_filter" ] } } } }, "mappings": { "properties": { "text_field": { "type": "text", "analyzer": "standard", "search_analyzer": "my_synonyms" } } } } ``` But when I try to use the following code in a query I dont get any results. ```auto GET company/_search { "query" : { "query_string" : { "query" : "(corporation) AND (garage)", "default_field": "COMBINED_FIELD", "fuzziness": "AUTO", "analyzer": "my_synonyms" } } } ``` Can any of you please help me? ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/2 "2021-08-11T13:14:01Z")
Hi Bram, Can you supply a full recreation script with mapping, synonyms, and example doc? I don't see the "COMBINED\_FIELD" mentioned in your query in your mapping, for instance. This script is working for me: ```auto DELETE company PUT company { "settings": { "analysis": { "filter": { "my_synonym_filter": { "type": "synonym", "lenient": true, "synonyms": ["corporation, company => company"] } }, "analyzer": { "my_synonyms": { "tokenizer": "keyword", "filter": [ "lowercase", "my_synonym_filter" ] } } } }, "mappings": { "properties": { "text_field": { "type": "text", "analyzer": "standard", "search_analyzer": "my_synonyms" } } } } POST company/_doc/1 { "text_field":"company garage" } GET company/_search { "query" : { "query_string" : { "query" : "corporation AND garage", "default_field": "text_field", "fuzziness": "AUTO", "analyzer": "my_synonyms" } } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![BramFr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@BramFr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BramFr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/3 "2021-08-11T13:25:45Z")
Thanks for the quick reply Mark. Am I right in thinking you are requesting the mappings that are provided when executing ```auto GET company/ ``` In that case I get the following response. ```auto #! Elasticsearch built-in security features are not enabled. Without authentication, your cluster could be accessible to anyone. See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.13/security-minimal-setup.html to enable security. { "company" : { "aliases" : { }, "mappings" : { "properties" : { "COMBINED_FIELD" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "null" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "text_field" : { "type" : "text", "analyzer" : "standard", "search_analyzer" : "my_synonyms" } } }, "settings" : { "index" : { "routing" : { "allocation" : { "include" : { "_tier_preference" : "data_content" } } }, "number_of_shards" : "1", "provided_name" : "company", "creation_date" : "1628684658444", "analysis" : { "filter" : { "my_synonym_filter" : { "type" : "synonym", "synonyms_path" : "analysis/synonyms.txt", "updateable" : "true" } }, "analyzer" : { "my_synonyms" : { "filter" : [ "lowercase", "my_synonym_filter" ], "tokenizer" : "keyword" } } }, "number_of_replicas" : "1", "uuid" : "Nz4PJn5xSJ-Jq0hNso5FMQ", "version" : { "created" : "7130299" } } } } } ``` At this time I'm unable to provide the data in the COMBINED\_FIELD as it contains some sensitive information that I'm not permitted to share. The synonyms file currently consists of the follow words: ```auto "Company","Business firm","Organisation","Corporation" ``` The input requests and output for the "COMBINED\_FIELD" can contain any of the four synonyms mentioned above. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/4 "2021-08-11T13:42:49Z")
In the spirit of the old "teach a man to fish..." mantra, check out the "analyze" api to see what your choice of analyzer does to document and query text. ```auto GET company/_analyze { "analyzer": "my_synonyms", "text": ["company garage"] } ``` What it reveals may make you want to change your mapping and the `tokenizer` used for the synonym filter. It was keyword but it looks like you might want `standard`: ```auto "my_synonyms": { "tokenizer": "standard" ``` Again, experiment with the analyze API. When it comes to debugging how the query is processed the `explain` API is your friend - give it the index and doc ID of a doc you expect to match and it will tell you why the query does or does not match that doc: ```auto GET company/_doc/1/_explain { "query" : { "query_string" : { "query" : "corporation AND garage", "default_field": "text_field", "fuzziness": "AUTO", "analyzer": "my_synonyms" } } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![BramFr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@BramFr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BramFr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/5 "2021-08-11T13:57:19Z")
Thank you! With your suggestion of using a different tokenizer along with the /\_analyze suggestion I was able to figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/requesting-help-with-synonyms-combined-with-a-query-string/281066/7 "2021-09-08T14:09:18Z")
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