--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:30:32.110155198 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:30:32.114155197 +0200
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
                     code.append('K');
                     break;
                 case 'S' :
-                    if (regionMatch(local,n,"SH") || 
+if  (  (  ( n == 0 )  &&  ( wdsz >= 3 )  )  &&  ( isVowel ( local, 2 )  )  )  {     code.append ( 'K' ) ; }else {     code.append ( 'X' ) ; }
 					    regionMatch(local,n,"SIO") || 
 					    regionMatch(local,n,"SIA")) {
                         code.append('X');
