spell-checker
Digital proofreading tool
A spell-checker is software that identifies misspelled words in a document and typically suggests corrections.
Built into word processors, email clients, and web browsers, spell-checkers compare words against a dictionary database and flag those that don't match.
The spell-checker caught my typo before I sent the email.
Some spell-checkers also learn from user behavior, adding frequently used words to a custom dictionary.
The term is sometimes written as one word: spellchecker.
Automatic spelling correction
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- spellcheckText error detector
- pluginModular software extension
extension · browser · Microsoft Word · Grammarly · real-time · integrated · built-in · toggle
Idea proposed for consideration
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- fixRepair or solution
- editModify written material
accept · reject · undo · revert · right-click · dropdown · candidate · ranking
Printing mistake
- errorFault in communication
- highlightMost notable part
- underlineLine beneath text
- flaggedMarked for attention
unrecognized · mistake · mistype · transposition · omission · ignore · skip
Standard writing conventions
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- homophonesIdentically pronounced words
- homonymsSame-sound different-meaning words
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
inflection · conjugation · declension · hyphenation · apostrophe · contraction · prefix · suffix
Alphabetical word reference
- wordlistCompiled vocabulary set
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- abbreviationsTruncated word forms
autocorrect
Automatic spelling correction
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- spellcheckText error detector
plugin · extension · browser · Microsoft Word · Grammarly · real-time · integrated · built-in · toggle · settings
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- fixRepair or solution
edit · accept · reject · undo · revert · right-click · dropdown · candidate · ranking
typo
Printing mistake
flagged · unrecognized · mistake · mistype · transposition · omission · ignore · skip
orthography
Standard writing conventions
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- homophonesIdentically pronounced words
- homonymsSame-sound different-meaning words
morphology · inflection · conjugation · declension · hyphenation · apostrophe · contraction · prefix · suffix · British-American
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- wordlistCompiled vocabulary set
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
abbreviations · acronyms · jargon · slang · neologism · whitelist
spell-checkerautocorrect fail
Unwanted word replacement
misspelling · error · garbling · corruption
spell, speller, spelling, spells, spelled, spelt, misspell, misspelled, misspelling