Soundex

== English == === Alternative forms === SoundEx, soundex === Etymology === Blend of sound +‎ index. === Noun === Soundex (plural Soundexes) (information science) 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 === Soundex (third-person singular simple present Soundexes, present participle Soundexing, simple past and past participle Soundexed) (information science, transitive) To index using the phonetic Soundex algorithm.