18. Digital data processing means according to claim 17 comprising means for combining a representation of each of said plurality of candidate words which are indicated to be an acceptable spelling with a representation of the corresponding spelling classification indication.
17. Digital data processing means according to claim 16 comprising: means for enabling a repeat of the recited operation for the comparing means, for the means for changing and for the means for processing for each of a plurality of different candidate words to thereby form a spelling classification indication for each of said plurality of candidate words; and means for utilizing the spelling classification indication for each of said plurality of candidate words for physically separating representations of those candidate words indicated to be acceptable spellings from representations of those candidate words indicated to be nonacceptable spellings of the query word.