# metaphone

### metaphone(source)

Returns the metaphone word for source.

## Arguments

Argument | Data Type | Description
source | String | the word to be transformed

## Returns

The transformed word for the argument

## Description

Returns a word that has been transformed by using the metaphone algorithm, this means that the word has been changed to be spelt more phonetically. This gives a more accurate transformation than the soundex and refined soundex algorithms. This help avoid duplications if used when matching during an import. metaphone() will convert the whole word

## Examples

Assume that field1 contains the string "Inaplex Limited"

Example | Returns | Description
metaphone("Inaport") | inprt | returns the metaphone word for "Inaport"
metaphone(#1) | inplkslmtt | returns the metaphone word for "Inaplex Limited"

## See Also

soundex(), refsoundex(), soundexeaach(), refsoundexeach()