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mapped_pages:
  - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/analysis-phonetic.html
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# Phonetic analysis plugin [analysis-phonetic]

The Phonetic Analysis plugin provides token filters which convert tokens to their phonetic representation using Soundex, Metaphone, and a variety of other algorithms.


## Installation [analysis-phonetic-install]

This plugin can be installed using the plugin manager:

```sh
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-phonetic
```

The plugin must be installed on every node in the cluster, and each node must be restarted after installation.

You can download this plugin for [offline install](/reference/elasticsearch-plugins/plugin-management-custom-url.md) from [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-phonetic/analysis-phonetic-{{version}}.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-phonetic/analysis-phonetic-{{version}}.zip). To verify the `.zip` file, use the [SHA hash](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-phonetic/analysis-phonetic-{{version}}.zip.sha512) or [ASC key](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-phonetic/analysis-phonetic-{{version}}.zip.asc).


## Removal [analysis-phonetic-remove]

The plugin can be removed with the following command:

```sh
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove analysis-phonetic
```

The node must be stopped before removing the plugin.