Type in your search pattern, eg. voc.
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| ^ |
matches start of
word |
| ^br |
matches words
beginning with 'br' |
| [ ] |
matches any member of
the enclosed
character set |
| [w-z] |
matches all letters
starting at w and ending at z, ie. letters w, x, y and z |
| [aeiouy] |
matches any vowel |
| vo[ck] |
matches 'voc' or
'vok' |
| $ |
matches end of word |
| [st]ion$ | matches words ending 'sion' or 'tion' |
| [^ ] |
matches any
character not
in the enclosed set |
| [^aeiou] |
matches any
consonant |
| q[^u] |
matches q followed
by any letter
other than u |
| | |
separates
alternatives |
| ing|ed|er |
matches 'ing', 'ed'
or 'er' |
| . | matches any letter |
| .y.|^y | matches medial or initial y |
| ( ) |
groups a pattern |
| { } |
specifies number of
matches for
the preceding pattern |
| m([aeiouy]{2}|ow) |
matches m followed
by two vowels
or by 'ow' |