--- /SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 02:29:03.682152725 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 02:29:03.682152725 +0200
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
             return 0;
         }
         int lengthToMatch = Math.min(es1.length(), es2.length());
-        int diff = 0;
+long  diff = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < lengthToMatch; i++) {
             if (es1.charAt(i) == es2.charAt(i)) {
                 diff++;
