MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product Documentationspell.doubleMetaphone
spell.doubleMetaphone( word as String ) as Sequence
Summary
Given a word returns the two metaphone keys. The primary and secondary metaphone keys which represent the phonetic encoding of two words are returned as a sequence of two strings. Double metaphone is an algorithm based on phonetic sounds useful in providing data to spelling correction suggestions.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| word | The word for phonetic matching. |
Usage Notes
Thespell:double-metaphone function is a built-in function and
does not require the import module statement in the XQuery
prolog.
Example
spell.doubleMetaphone('smith');
=> smo xmt
Example
spell.doubleMetaphone('jones');
=> jns ans