<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Spell check misinterprets words]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I notice that spell check misinterprets many words as misspelled and gives unusual suggestions for correct spelling. Large words seem to be the most frequent problem. I use Notepad ++ for proofreading in English, and this hinders my work. Any Help?</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/25867/spell-check-misinterprets-words</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:43:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/25867.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:15:43 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Spell check misinterprets words on Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:42:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/uid/28549">@L-J</a> ,</p>
<p dir="auto">Sounds like your chosen spellcheck dictionary doesn’t have the vocabulary you need – that’s not surprising if your “large words” are in a specialty jargon (medical, engineering, etc).  You may need to add words to the custom dictionary.</p>
<p dir="auto">Assuming you’ve chosen the Hunspell dictionary option in DSpellCheck, and assuming you’ve added at least one word to your custom dictionary: you can go to the DSpellCheck settings, grab the directory name from the <strong>Hunspell Dictionaries Path</strong> field, and then in that directory, open <code>en_US.usr</code> (or <code>en_GB.usr</code>, or <code>en_AU.usr</code>, or whichever flavor of English you’ve chosen for DSpellCheck).  Then you can add all the technical/jargon/“large words” that are missing in that location.  After you’ve saved the <code>.usr</code> file, restart Notepad++, and DSpellCheck will recognize all those words.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/95300</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/95300</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:42:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>