Help:Word RegEx

This is a WIP guide on RegExxing words, e.g. when adding to a list.

Brackets
Brackets "" are the most commonly used non-letter characters. It is mostly used to add prefixes/suffixes, and sometimes other things. Here are some examples and how to use them.


 * Shoe(s) — Pluralizing; mostly done with (s)
 * Walk(s)/(ed)/(ing) — Tenses, mostly done with (s)/(ed)/(ing)
 * Small(er)/(est) — Comparative and superlative
 * Suspicious(ly)/(ness(es)) — Adverbs and adjectives

Brackets can be nested as shown below:


 * Be(ing(s))/(en)/(com[e/ing])/(came)

The following words are mentioned: be, being, beings, been, become, becoming, became

Slash
Slashes "/" are used to separate brackets or square brackets. Examples are:


 * Liquidize(s)/(ed)/ing — Tenses, if the word ends with "e" and is a verb, there will be no brackets on the "ing".
 * Dgha[jsa/jes] — Non-common plurals (the words only works in BP).

Square Brackets
Square brackets "[]" are to show that the letters in the bracket must be inside the word, but can alternate between different letters. Examples are:


 * Beg[i/a/u]n - Irregular tenses; Note that the letters in the square brackets cannot be optional as 'begn' is not a word.
 * Dahab[e[ah/eyah]/i[ah/y[a(h)/eh/]eh]] Variants; The variants of dahabeah mentioned are dahabeeyah, dahabiah. dahabiya, dahabiyah, dahabiyeh and dahabieh.