ext> An ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=algorithm">algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. The first letter is copied unchanged then subsequent letters areencoded as follows: bfpv -> "1" cgjkqsxzç -> "2" dt -> "3" l -> "4" mnñ -> "5" r -> "6" Other characters are ignored and repeated characters areencoded 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 beencoded as "S530". (1995-01-05)
