11. The method of claim 10 , wherein computing a first score associated with the one or more textual features within the search term includes applying weighting factors to each textual feature.
10. A method of statistically analyzing search terms for detection by a speech recognition engine, comprising: receiving a text-based search term from a user or process; analyzing one or more textual features within the search term using a textual-linguistic analysis module; computing a first numeric score associated with the one or more textual features within the search term, the first numeric score comprising an unbounded score representing the sum of all textual features contained within the search term; converting the search term into a phoneme string and analyzing one or more phonemic features within the phoneme string using a phonemic-linguistic analysis module; computing a second numeric score associated with the one or more phonemic features within the phoneme string, the second numeric score comprising an unbounded score representing the sum of all phonemic features contained within the phoneme string; and normalizing the first and second numeric scores and outputting a numeric search term score to the user or process, wherein the numeric search term score correlates with a probability that the search term will be accurately identified by a speech recognition engine.