Type a word to check its spelling
About the Spell Checker
The Spell Checker tests whether a spelling appears in our compiled source lexicon. Presence is not a universal ruling on correctness; regional, inflected, specialist, and newly coined forms vary by source.
How to use it
- Type the word you want to check into the search field.
- A green check mark appears if the spelling is present in the selected source tiers.
- If the word isn't found, suggested corrections are shown below.
- Click any suggestion to check that word instead.
Tips
- Try common transpositions such as "recieve" to review suggested alternatives.
- Include broader source-list matches to inspect entries outside the default tiers.
- Reviewed detail links appear only when that entry has explicit editorial approval.
- The checker accepts one alphabetic token at a time, not phrases or sentences.