Soundex

Summary

Soundex is a phonetic algorithm^[1]. Soundex draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (phonetic_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Soundex is credited with the discovery of Robert Russell^[3].
• Soundex is credited with the discovery of Margaret K Odell^[4].
• Soundex's instance of is recorded as phonetic algorithm^[5].
• Soundex's instance of is recorded as notation^[6].
• sound is named after Soundex^[7].
• index is named after Soundex^[8].
• Soundex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m96g^[9].
• Soundex's described at URL is recorded as https://www.archives.gov/research/census/soundex.html^[10].
• Soundex's patent number is recorded as US1261167^[11].
• Soundex's patent number is recorded as US1435663^[12].
• Soundex's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3878^[13].
• Soundex's uses is recorded as English^[14].
• Soundex's has list is recorded as list of given names by Soundex^[15].
• Soundex's has list is recorded as list of family names by Soundex^[16].
• Soundex's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as soundex^[17].
• Soundex's PyPI project is recorded as jellyfish^[18].
• Soundex's PyPI project is recorded as phonetisch^[19].
• Soundex's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776782451^[20].
• Soundex's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 1128663^[21].
• Soundex's Dictionary of Archives Terminology ID is recorded as soundex^[22].
• Soundex's FOLDOC ID is recorded as soundex^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include phonetic algorithm^[5] and notation^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include sound^[7] and index^[8], a book form^[24].

Why It Matters

Soundex draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (phonetic_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] Soundex has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Soundex is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]