--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:52.674154154 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:29:52.678154153 +0200
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                         break ;
                     }
                     if (isNextChar(local, n, 'H')) { // detect CH
-                        if ((n == 0) && 
+if  (  ( ! ( isLastChar ( wdsz, n )  )  )  &&  ( isVowel ( local,  ( n + 1 )  )  )  )  {     code.append ( symb ) ; }
                         	(wdsz >= 3) && 
                             isVowel(local,2) ) { // CH consonant -> K consonant
                             code.append('K');
