/koelner_phonetic_encoder

Implementation of the "Kölner Phonetik" phonetic algorithm

Primary LanguageRubyMIT LicenseMIT

Koelner Phonetic Encoder

by Michael Kohl michi@tupalo.com, Anton Bangratz anton@tupalo.com

This is a ruby implementation of the Kölner Phonetic (Kölner Verfahren) phonetic algorithm that tries to match strings to a phonetic code. This should assist by comparing similar souding german words.

Including the library will enhance the String class of the standard library with the phonetic_code method.

Usage

require 'koelner_phonetic_encoder'

"Wikipedia".phonetic_code # => '3412'

LICENSE

see LICENSE

HOMEPAGE

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