1. A method for testing a phonetic decision tree, the method comprising: testing a first phonetic decision tree, created using a first set of data, with a second set of data, the second set of data including at least one second term not in the first set of data, by phonetizing terms of the second set of data using the first phonetic decision tree; categorizing results of the testing into a set of correctly phonetized terms and a set of incorrectly phonetized terms; and operating at least one processor to create an exception dictionary including at least one term from the set of incorrectly phonetized terms and phonetization information related to the at least one term.