# Synonym analyzer not picked up as search\_analyzer for field **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 25, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-analyzer-not-picked-up-as-search-analyzer-for-field/17192 "2014-04-25T08:43:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Wikell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andreas_wikell/32/1617_2.png) [@Andreas\_Wikell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andreas_Wikell)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-analyzer-not-picked-up-as-search-analyzer-for-field/17192/1 "2014-04-25T08:43:23Z")
I'm using ES 1.0.0. I'm storing products with a "color" string field which is just a single string representing a color (e.g. "white" or "purple"). I want queries for variations of these color names to return results, so I've defined the following analyzer and set it to be used as the search\_analyzer for the color field: _Settings_ { "analysis": { "analyzer": { ``` "color_synonyms" : { "tokenizer" : "whitespace", "filter" : ["synonyms"] } }, "filter" : { "synonyms" : { "type" : "synonym", "synonyms_path" : "analysis/synonyms.txt", "ignore_case" : true } } } ``` } _Mapping:_ "color" : { ``` "type" : "string", "index_analyzer" : "keyword", "search_analyzer" : "color_synonyms" }, ``` I've tested that the analyzer works correctly: > curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/products/\_analyze?analyzer=color\_synonyms' -d > 'purple' > {"tokens":[{"token":"lila","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6,"type":"SYNONYM" > ,"position":1},{"token":"purpur","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6,"type": > "SYNONYM","position":1},{"token":"purple","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6, > "type":"SYNONYM","position":1}]} But it seems it doesn't use the analyzer for the color field: > curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/products/\_analyze?field=Product.color' -d > 'purple' > {"tokens":[{"token":"purple","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6,"type":"word" > ,"position":1}]} Am I missing something obvious or doing something wrong? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-analyzer-not-picked-up-as-search-analyzer-for-field/17192/2 "2014-04-25T23:28:07Z")
The index analyzer is used when the field is specific in the analyze request. [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/1.x/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/analyze/TransportAnalyzeAction.java#L130](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/1.x/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/analyze/TransportAnalyzeAction.java#L130) -- Ivan On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 1:43 AM, Andreas Wikell \ wrote: > I'm using ES 1.0.0. I'm storing products with a "color" string field which > is just a single string representing a color (e.g. "white" or "purple"). I > want queries for variations of these color names to return results, so I've > defined the following analyzer and set it to be used as the search\_analyzer > for the color field: > > _Settings_ > > { > "analysis": { > "analyzer": { > > ``` > "color_synonyms" : { > > "tokenizer" : "whitespace", > > "filter" : ["synonyms"] > > } > > }, > > "filter" : { > > "synonyms" : { > > "type" : "synonym", > > "synonyms_path" : "analysis/synonyms.txt", > > "ignore_case" : true > > } > > } > > } > > ``` > > } > > _Mapping:_ > "color" : { > > ``` > "type" : "string", > > "index_analyzer" : "keyword", > > "search_analyzer" : "color_synonyms" > > }, > > ``` > > I've tested that the analyzer works correctly: > > > curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/products/\_analyze?analyzer=color\_synonyms' -d > > 'purple' > > > {"tokens":[{"token":"lila","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6,"type": > > "SYNONYM","position":1},{"token":"purpur","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6, > > "type":"SYNONYM","position":1},{"token":"purple","start\_offset":0, > > "end\_offset":6,"type":"SYNONYM","position":1}]} > > But it seems it doesn't use the analyzer for the color field: > > > curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/products/\_analyze?field=Product.color' -d > > 'purple' > > > {"tokens":[{"token":"purple","start\_offset":0,"end\_offset":6,"type": > > "word","position":1}]} > > Am I missing something obvious or doing something wrong? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fa5b8282-019b-434a-94b4-3a60eec7d893%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CALY%3DcQA-1ddp6N\_N9CT37vCejH4qdOSkGr%3DYkkym-Q5JBd8EXg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CALY%3DcQA-1ddp6N_N9CT37vCejH4qdOSkGr%3DYkkym-Q5JBd8EXg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synonym-analyzer-not-picked-up-as-search-analyzer-for-field/17192/3 "2017-07-06T01:33:25Z")