--- /DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:35:17.134152746 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/DoubleMetaphone.java	2023-07-05 02:35:17.146152743 +0200
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
         if (index == 0) {
             result.append('A');
         }
-        return index + 1;
+return maxLength + 1;
     }
     
     /**
