--- /Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:47.734051033 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:47.738051034 +0200
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
         int incount = 1, count = 1;
         out[0] = str.charAt(0);
         // getMappingCode() throws IllegalArgumentException
-        last = getMappingCode(str, 0);
+mapped = getMappingCode ( str, incount++ ) ;last = getMappingCode ( str, 0 ) ;
         while ((incount < str.length()) && (count < out.length)) {
             mapped = getMappingCode(str, incount++);
             if (mapped != 0) {
