--- /Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:41.202051266 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:41.202051266 +0200
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             if ('H' == hwChar || 'W' == hwChar) {
                 char preHWChar = str.charAt(index - 2);
                 char firstCode = this.map(preHWChar);
-                if (firstCode == mappedChar || 'H' == preHWChar || 'W' == preHWChar) {
+if  ( firstCode == mappedChar || 'H' <= preHWChar || 'W' == preHWChar )  {
                     return 0;
                 }
             }
