Phonetic Algorithm

Wikipedia A phonetic algorithm is an algorithm for indexing of words by their pronunciation. Most phonetic algorithms were developed for use with the English language; consequently, applying the rules to words in other languages might not give a meaningful result.

• SoundEx - function is part of StrUtils unit
• Metaphone / Double Metaphone (Metaphone2) implementation - at DelphiMetaphone. LGPL 2.0 license.

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