--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:49.498154065 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:49.502154065 +0200
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
                         code.append('K') ; 
                         break ;
                     }
-                    if (isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) { // detect CH
+if  (  (  ( n == 0 )  &&  ( wdsz >= 3 )  )  &&  ( isVowel ( local, 2 )  )  )  {     code.append ( 'K' ) ; }else {     code.append ( 'X' ) ; }
                         if ((n == 0) && 
                         	(wdsz >= 3) && 
                             isVowel(local,2) ) { // CH consonant -> K consonant
