Wikidata:Property proposal/phonetic algorithms
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phonetic algorithms[edit]
This proposal includes three related properties.
Soundex[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Term
| Description | a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English |
|---|---|
| Represents | Soundex (Q1502023) |
| Data type | String |
| Domain | names |
| Allowed values | [A-Z](000 |
| Example | Robert (Q4927937) → R163 |
| Source | Can be computed by names |
| Planned use | For queries |
| Robot and gadget jobs | Yes |
Cologne phonetics[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Term
| Description | a phonetic algorithm which assigns to words a sequence of digits, the phonetic code |
|---|---|
| Represents | Cologne phonetics (Q1795856) |
| Data type | String |
| Domain | names |
| Allowed values | 0?[1-8]* |
| Example | Müller (Q8157228) → 657 |
| Source | Can be computed by names |
| Planned use | For queries |
| Robot and gadget jobs | Yes |
Caverphone[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Term
| Description | a phonetic algorithm |
|---|---|
| Represents | Soundex (Q1502023) |
| Data type | String |
| Domain | names |
| Allowed values | [ASPTKFMN1]{6} |
| Example | Thompson (Q2803433) → TMPSN1 |
| Source | Can be computed by names |
| Planned use | For queries |
| Robot and gadget jobs | Yes |
-- originally proposed by GZWDer.
- Discussion
Support at least Soundex. These are very useful for comparing names that may be spelled many different ways. ArthurPSmith (talk) 19:38, 17 January 2017 (UTC)- Support all three —MisterSynergy (talk) 09:49, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
- Support--Mikey641 (talk) 10:50, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
