yoastseo-dep/src/languageProcessing/languages/es/helpers/checkIfWordIsComplex.js

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const vowels = "aeiuoyáéíóúñ";
const consonants = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxzñ";

const vowelsSuffix = "[" + vowels + "](s)$";
const vowelsSuffixRegex = new RegExp( vowelsSuffix );

const consonantSuffix = "[" + consonants + "](es)$";
const consonantSuffixRegex = new RegExp( consonantSuffix );

const suffixes = "(s|es)$";
const suffixesRegex = new RegExp( suffixes );

/**
 * Checks if a word is complex.
 * This is a helper for the Word Complexity assessment. As such, this helper is not bundled in Yoast SEO.
 *
 * @param {object} config The configuration needed for assessing the word's complexity, e.g., the frequency list.
 * @param {string} word The word to check.
 *
 * @returns {boolean} Whether or not a word is complex.
 */
export default function checkIfWordIsComplex( config, word ) {
	const lengthLimit = config.wordLength;
	const frequencyList = config.frequencyList;

	// The Spanish word is not complex if its length is 7 characters or fewer.
	if ( word.length <= lengthLimit ) {
		return false;
	}

	// The Spanish word starts with a capital and thus is assumed to be a named entity.
	if ( word[ 0 ].toLowerCase() !== word[ 0 ] ) {
		return false;
	}

	// The word is not complex if it's in the frequency list.
	if ( frequencyList.includes( word ) ) {
		return false;
	}
	/*
	* If a word is longer than 7 characters and has a plural ending in -es or -s, we remove the ending
	* and check if the singular form can be found in the frequency list.
	* The word is not complex if the singular form is in the list.
	*/
	// It's important to check consonant suffixes before vowel suffixes so order should not be altered.
	if ( consonantSuffixRegex.test( word ) ) {
		word = word.replace( suffixesRegex, "" );
		return ! frequencyList.includes( word );
	} else if ( vowelsSuffixRegex.test( word ) ) {
		word = word.replace( suffixesRegex, "" );
		return ! frequencyList.includes( word );
	}

	return true;
}