Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. The goal is for names with the same pronunciation to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in spelling. Sound...

Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. Soundex is the most widely known of all phonetic algorithms. Improvements to Soundex are the basis for many modern phonetic algorithms. (Wikipedia, 2007) If the pa...

The Soundex algorithm was developed to help with the variable spelling of names that is encountered by those doing historical research. The idea is that each name creates a string based on what it sounds like. In this case the concept has been tuned ...

"Metaphone()" is a function whereby a string/word is broken down into a rough approximation of its english phonetic pronunciation. Very similar in concept and purpose to soundex, but much more comprehensive in its approach....

Constructors new $obj = Text::Phonetic::SUBCLASS->new(%PARAMETERS) You can pass arbitrary attributes to the constructor. The only global attribute is "unidecode" which defaults to 1 if not set. This attribute controls if non-latin characters should b...

This is yet another solution to the problem of phonetic similarities. In contrast to Soundex or Metaphone, vowels matter, and it is thus more useful for other (germanic?) languages. In languages, there are often cases where an automated phonetic anal...

The "Kölner Phonetik" is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in German. The goal is for names with the same pronunciation to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in sp...

This module implements a "sounds like" algorithm developed by Lawrence Philips which he published in the June, 2000 issue of *C/C++ Users Journal*. Double Metaphone is an improved version of Philips' original Metaphone algorithm. In contrast to the S...

Phonix is an improved version of Soundex, developed by T.N. Gadd. Phonix has been incorporated into a number of WAIS implementations, including freeWAIS. There seem to be two variants of the Phonix algorithm. One which also includes the first letter ...

Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips as a response to deficiencies in the Soundex algorithm. It is more accurate than Soundex because it uses a larger set of rules for English pronunciation. (Wikipedia, 2007) This module is a thin wrapper arou...

This module is a simple port of Maurice Aubrey's Text::DoubleMetaphone module to work under the TransMetaphone premise....

Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex (D-M Soundex) is a phonetic algorithm invented in 1985 by genealogist Gary Mokotoff, and later improved by Randy Daitch, both of the Jewish Genealogical Society. It is a refinement of the Russell and American Soundex algorithm...