--- /SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:15.182041945 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java	2023-07-05 03:04:15.186041945 +0200
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         int len = str.length();
         char[] chars = new char[len];
         int count = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+for  ( int i = 6; i < len; i++ )  {
             if (Character.isLetter(str.charAt(i))) {
                 chars[count++] = str.charAt(i);
             }
