English Explanatory Dictionary

Soundex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phonetic algorithm for indexing names by their English pronunciation, based on the most probably significant consonants, so that a search for a misspelled name may find the desired one.
verb
  1. To index using the phonetic Soundex algorithm.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Soundex.

Word forms

Soundex Soundexes Soundexing Soundexed

Etymology

Blend of sound + index.

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