## Fuzzy-Search

Fuzzysearch describes a basic concept of how making queries more tolerant. FlexSearch provides several methods to achieve fuzziness:

1. Use a tokenizer: `forward`, `reverse` or `full`
2. Don't forget to use any of the builtin encoder `simple` > `balance` > `advanced` > `extra` > `soundex` (sorted by fuzziness)
3. Use one of the language specific presets e.g. `/lang/en.js` for en-US specific content
4. Enable suggestions by passing the search option `suggest: true`

Additionally, you can apply custom `Mapper`, `Replacer`, `Stemmer`, `Filter` or by assigning a custom `normalize(str)`, `prepare(str)` or `finalize(arr)` function to the Encoder.

### Compare Fuzzy-Search Encoding

Original term which was indexed: "Struldbrugs"

<table>
    <tr>
        <th align="left">Encoder:</th>
        <th><code>LatinExact</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinDefault</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinSimple</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinBalance</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinAdvanced</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinExtra</code></th>
        <th><code>LatinSoundex</code></th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <th align="left">Index Size</th>
        <th>3.1 Mb</th>
        <th>1.9 Mb</th>
        <th>1.8 Mb</th>
        <th>1.7 Mb</th>
        <th>1.6 Mb</th>
        <th>1.1 Mb</th>
        <th>0.7 Mb</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">Struldbrugs</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">struldbrugs</td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">strũldbrųĝgs</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">strultbrooks</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">shtruhldbrohkz</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">zdroltbrykz</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td align="left">struhlbrogger</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✓</td>
    </tr>
</table>

The index size was measured after indexing the book "Gulliver's Travels".