--- /SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 02:29:05.562152783 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 02:29:05.562152783 +0200
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                 diff++;
             }
         }
-        return diff;
+return lengthToMatch;
     }
 
 }
