SOUNDEX(str): Returns a soundex string from str : SOUNDEX « String Functions « MySQL Tutorial

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3. SOUNDEX

mysql>
mysql> SELECT SOUNDEX('Hello');
+------------------+
| SOUNDEX('Hello') |
+------------------+
| H400             |
+------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>