42. A method using a digital data processing means for locating from a plurality of digital coded candidate words at least one candidate word which is both an acceptable misspelling and an acceptable inflection of a digital coded query word, the query word and each of plural ones of the candidate words comprising plural characters, the method comprising the steps of: determining characters forming a stem portion and an ending portion of such query word; comparing the characters forming the stem portion with characters starting at the beginning of each of a plurality of such candidate words for finding candidate words having acceptable misspelling matches and those with nonacceptable misspelling matches; determining characters forming an ending portion, if any, in each of individual ones of the candidate words; utilizing the characters of at least the ending portion of the query word to select, from among other suffixes, a representation of characters forming at least one acceptable suffix for the candidate words; and comparing, character by character, the characters of said at least one acceptable suffix with the characters in the ending portion of each of individual ones of the candidate words for finding candidate words having acceptable ending portions; the first and second recited steps of comparing thereby locating the candidate words which are both an acceptable misspelling match and an acceptable inflection of the query word.
42. A method using a digital data processing means for locating from a plurality of digital coded candidate words at least one candidate word which is both an acceptable misspelling and an acceptable inflection of a digital coded query word, the query word and each of plural ones of the candidate words comprising plural characters, the method comprising the steps of: determining characters forming a stem portion and an ending portion of such query word; comparing the characters forming the stem portion with characters starting at the beginning of each of a plurality of such candidate words for finding candidate words having acceptable misspelling matches and those with nonacceptable misspelling matches; determining characters forming an ending portion, if any, in each of individual ones of the candidate words; utilizing the characters of at least the ending portion of the query word to select, from among other suffixes, a representation of characters forming at least one acceptable suffix for the candidate words; and comparing, character by character, the characters of said at least one acceptable suffix with the characters in the ending portion of each of individual ones of the candidate words for finding candidate words having acceptable ending portions; the first and second recited steps of comparing thereby locating the candidate words which are both an acceptable misspelling match and an acceptable inflection of the query word. 44. A method according to claim 42 wherein the step of utilizing at least the characters in the ending portion of the query word comprises the additional step of selectively using representations of characters of the stem portion of the query word to select, from among other suffixes, the representation of characters forming at least one acceptable suffix for the candidate words.