soundex
<algorithm, text> An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar
sounding words encode the same. The first letter is copied unchanged then
subsequent letters are encoded as follows:
bfpv -> "1"
cgjkqsxzç -> "2"
dt -> "3"
l -> "4"
mnñ -> "5"
r -> "6"
Other characters are ignored and repeated characters are encoded as though
they were a single character. Encoding stops when
the resulting string is four characters long, adding
trailing "0"s if it is shorter. For example, "SMITH"
or "SMYTHE" would both be encoded as "S530".
(1995-01-05)
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