Phonetic-Coding For Portuguese
Description
The SoundexBR package provides an algorithm for decoding names
into phonetic codes, as pronounced in Portuguese. The goal is for
homophones to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be
matched despite minor differences in spelling. The algorithm mainly encodes
consonants; a vowel will not be encoded unless it is the first letter. The
soundex code resultant consists of a four digits long string composed by
one letter followed by three numerical digits: the letter is the first
letter of the name, and the digits encode the remaining consonants.