SOUNDS LIKE

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Overview

Performs Soundex matching.

CREATE TABLE sounds_like_example (
  word VARCHAR(32)
);

INSERT INTO sounds_like_example VALUES
  ('Places'),
  ('Army'),
  ('Cats');

SELECT * from sounds_like_example
WHERE word SOUNDS LIKE 'play says'
   OR word SOUNDS LIKE 'arm ee';

+--------+
| word   |
+--------+
| Places |
| Army   |
+--------+

Release Series	History
10.6 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.
10.6 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.6.0.
10.5 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.
10.5 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.0.
10.4 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.
10.4 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.0.
10.3 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.16-1.
10.3 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.0.
10.2 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.25-1.
10.2 Community	Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.0.

Release Series	History
10.6 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.
10.5 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.
10.4 Enterprise	Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.

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