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soundex

A string function that phonetically index words by sound, as pronounced in english. A full description of the soundex algorithm can be found here.

Parameter

Type

x

string

Returns: string

Example

Query:

PREFIX : <https://ddw-doccorp.linked.data.world/d/sparql-function-sample-queries/>
PREFIX fn: <http://data.world/function/functions#>

SELECT (fn:soundex("foo") AS ?soundex)
{
}

Run query

Results:

soundex

F000

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