# Enable soundex level search **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-soundex-level-search/320904 "2022-12-09T16:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryendluri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@ryendluri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ryendluri)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-soundex-level-search/320904/1 "2022-12-09T16:26:58Z")
how to enable soundex search in querying data from Elastic search DB? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-soundex-level-search/320904/2 "2022-12-09T16:50:52Z")
I believe you need to install and use the [phonetic analysis plugin](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/analysis-phonetic.html). As far as I can see [the phonetic token filter](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/analysis-phonetic-token-filter.html) supports soundex. I have however not used it so do not have any examples. ---
**Author:** ![ryendluri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@ryendluri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ryendluri)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-soundex-level-search/320904/3 "2022-12-09T17:17:32Z")
thanks, we will try that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-soundex-level-search/320904/4 "2023-01-06T17:17:53Z")
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