--- /Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:22:41.626134668 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:22:41.626134668 +0200
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
                 last = mapped;
             }
         }
-        return new String(out);
+return new String ( soundexMapping ) ;
     }
 
 }
