PHONEM
SOUNDEX

Syntax: PHONEM (string$)
   and: SOUNDEX (string$)
Location: hnlichkeiten

The function PHONEM returns a string which is a (more germanic) phonetical transcription of the supplied string.

The function SOUNDEX is similar, but returns an integer number rather than a string.

If two words sound similar or are even homophones, their PHONEM's and SOUNDEX values are identical.

The functions are not case-sensitive.

Example:
PHONEM ("Toolkit")="DOLCYD"       
SOUNDEX ("looser")=426
SOUNDEX ("l'user")=426

CROSS-REFERENCE:
WLD.
