SYNONYM, SLANG, AND TYPO DETECTION

Understand what your customers need, no matter what words they use

Improve search results by recognizing synonyms, slang, and alternate spellings or units of measurement. With Hybrid Search, you can help customers find relevant, in-stock products without multiple searches.

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What is synonym, slang, and typo detection?

Hybrid search goes beyond basic keyword matching. Our AI-driven search engine detects and corrects common search issues, including typos, slang, and synonyms. It even normalizes numbers and units, so customers can search in the format they’re most comfortable with, making product discovery smoother and more efficient.

Key features

Search that does the math for you

Whether a customer searches for an 180-cm or a 70-inch TV, the search results will return the correct products. Slang terms like "gigs" are understood and matched to "gigabytes," ensuring there’s no need for manual data cleanup.

Spelling correction

Typos happen. Hybrid search automatically corrects spelling mistakes, so users don’t end up on zero-results pages. Whether it's “iphon” or “televsion,” the search engine intelligently fixes errors and delivers the intended results.

Autosuggestions

Start providing live autosuggestions as users type. Make it faster and more intuitive for customers to find the product they are looking for with relevant suggestions in real-time.

Problems

Most search engines

Hybrid search

Slang or synonyms

Unable to recognize slang or synonyms, leading to no-result pages.

Understands slang and recognizes synonyms to return relevant results.

Dealing with measurements

Cannot compare different units (e.g., cm vs. inches).

Automatically normalizes units and converts measurements for easy comparison.

Search suggestions

Offers irrelevant or slow search suggestions, frustrating users.

Provides instant, relevant suggestions with predictive autosuggest.

Varying terminology

Fails to match searches using different terminology (e.g., GB vs. gigabytes).

Matches product attributes even if different terminology is used.

Query recognition

Limited ability to interpret user intent from partial queries.

Uses NLP to Interpret user intent from incomplete queries and provides best-matching suggestions.

For your ecommerce team

Increase conversion rates with intelligent search

By understanding customer search terms—whether they’re slang, misspelled, or contain measurement variations—you can provide accurate product results, leading to higher conversions and fewer abandoned searches.

Improve user experience

Ensure customers can find the right products quickly, even if their search contains errors or slang. Hybrid Search improves the shopping experience by delivering accurate results based on what users mean, not just what they type.