--- /SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:19.558041802 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:19.558041802 +0200
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         }
         int lengthToMatch = Math.min(es1.length(), es2.length());
         int diff = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < lengthToMatch; i++) {
+for  ( int i = 0; i <= lengthToMatch; i++ )  {
             if (es1.charAt(i) == es2.charAt(i)) {
                 diff++;
             }
