foreach (string s in dataSequence) { var vowels = new char[] { 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' }; var consonants = new char[] { 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z' }; var pattern = ""; foreach (var character in name.ToLower()) { if (vowels.Contains(character)) pattern += 'V'; else if (consonants.Contains(character)) pattern += 'C'; else pattern += character; } _patterns.Add(pattern); }