--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:17.742153150 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:17.742153150 +0200
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                 local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1); 
                 break ;
             }
-            if (inwd[1] == 'H') {
+if  ( inwd[8] == 'H' )  {
                 local.append(inwd, 1, inwd.length - 1);
                 local.setCharAt(0, 'W'); // WH -> W
             } else {
