spellcheck
Digital proofreading tool
Spellcheck is a software feature that identifies misspelled words in a document, typically underlining them or suggesting corrections.
As a verb, to spellcheck is to run such a check: Spellcheck your essay before submitting.
The feature has become so ubiquitous that its absence feels jarring.
Also spelled spell-check or spell check.
Printing mistake
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- errorFault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
punctuation · proofreading · edit · revise · redline · squiggly · underline · flagged
Original text before publication
- draftPreliminary version of text
- documentWritten or electronic file
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- emailDigital written communication
report · blog post · message · text · composition · correspondence · submission · clean copy
Alphabetical word reference
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- text editorProgram for modifying plaintext
- word processorDocument creation software
- GrammarlyAutomated text editor
Microsoft Word · Google Docs · browser extension · plugin · toolbar · settings · preferences · ignore
Standard writing conventions
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- homophoneIdentically pronounced, differently spelled word
homonym · cognate · loanword · compound word · hyphenation · apostrophe · capitalization · proper noun
Finite problem-solving procedure
- natural language processingComputational analysis of speech
- pattern matchingDetecting consistent structures
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- tokenizationConverting input into discrete units
parsing · language model · corpus · training data · neural network · predictive text
typo
Printing mistake
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- errorFault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
grammar · punctuation · proofreading · edit · revise · redline · squiggly · underline · flagged · suggestion
manuscript
Original text before publication
- draftPreliminary version of text
- documentWritten or electronic file
- essayShort argumentative prose work
email · report · blog post · message · text · composition · correspondence · submission · clean copy · polished
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- text editorProgram for modifying plaintext
- word processorDocument creation software
Grammarly · Microsoft Word · Google Docs · browser extension · plugin · toolbar · settings · preferences · ignore · undo
orthography
Standard writing conventions
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
homophone · homonym · cognate · loanword · compound word · hyphenation · apostrophe · capitalization · proper noun · acronym
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- natural language processingComputational analysis of speech
- pattern matchingDetecting consistent structures
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
tokenization · parsing · language model · corpus · training data · neural network · predictive text
- dictionary featuresMerriam-Webster, thesaurus, glossary, lexicon, lookup
- spell checkautocorrect, red underline, squiggly line, suggestions
- Spellcheck Featuresautocorrect, red underline, squiggly line
- textual correctiontypo fix, autocorrect, proofread, edit, missing word
- Editing Tasksproofreading, proofread, revise, edit, revising
- language toolsdictionary, translation, translator, thesaurus, grammar books