app/matcher.py

import difflib
from fuzzywuzzy import fuzz


# Custom phonetic matching function
def phonetic_match(word1, word2):
    """
    Compares two words based on their phonetic similarity.
    """
    return fuzz.ratio(word1, word2)


# Custom sequence matching function
def sequence_match(a, b):
    """
    Uses sequence matching to compare two sequences of words.
    """
    return difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()


def match(original, transcription):
    sequence = sequence_match(original, transcription)
    phonetic = phonetic_match(original, transcription)
    return sequence, phonetic