spell check
Digital proofreading tool
Spell check is the process of reviewing text to identify misspelled words, or the software feature that performs this task.
Most word processors and browsers offer automatic spell check, underlining errors as you type.
As a verb, to spell-check is to run this process: I need to spell-check this email before sending.
Also spelled spellcheck.
Automatic spelling correction
- grammar checkerTool that finds errors
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
word processor · software · plugin · browser extension · text editor · Microsoft Word · Grammarly · red underline
Printing mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
- omissionFailure to include
double letter · homophone · capitalization · punctuation · apostrophe · hyphenation · spacing · word boundary
autocorrect
Automatic spelling correction
- grammar checkerTool that finds errors
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
thesaurus · word processor · software · plugin · browser extension · text editor · Microsoft Word · Grammarly · red underline · squiggly line
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Printing mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
omission · double letter · homophone · capitalization · punctuation · apostrophe · hyphenation · spacing · word boundary · false positive
proofread
Check writing for mistakes
review · verify · scan · run · enable · disable · ignore · undo · accept · reject
- language referencesdictionary, thesaurus, dictionaries, glossary, lexicon
- Learning Toolsdictionary, thesaurus, flashcards, flash cards, word list
- spelling activitiesdictation
- accommodationsextra time, double time, time and a half, breaks, rest breaks
- keyboard featuresautocorrect, autocomplete, predictive text, swipe typing, word suggestion
- Language Technologynatural language processing, NLP, machine translation, speech recognition, text-to-speech
spell checkmisspelling
Incorrect written form
typo · spelling error · autocorrect fail · manual typing · raw text