Meanings
nounspell checker (plural spell checkers)
plural spell checkers · alternative spell-checker · alternative spellchecker
- computingA software application that attempts to verify spelling in a document.
Synonyms: spellcheck, speller, spelling checker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA software application that attempts to verify spelling in a document.
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Translations
Catalan corrector ortogràfic, verificador ortogràfic
- corrector ortogràficsoftware application
- verificador ortogràficsoftware application
Chinese Mandarin 拼寫檢查 /拼写检查
- 拼寫檢查 /拼写检查 (pīnxiě jiǎnchá)software application
Danish stavekontrol
- stavekontrolsoftware application
Esperanto literumilo
- literumilosoftware application
Finnish oikoluku, oikolukuohjelma
- oikolukusoftware application
- oikolukuohjelmasoftware application
- oikeinkirjoituksen tarkistinsoftware application
French correcteur orthographique, vérificateur orthographique
- correcteur orthographiquesoftware application
- vérificateur orthographiquesoftware application
- vérificateur d'orthographesoftware application
German Rechtschreibprüfung, Rechtschreibkorrekturprogramm
- Rechtschreibprüfungsoftware application
- Rechtschreibkorrekturprogrammsoftware application
- Rechtschreibprogrammsoftware application
Greek ορθογράφος, ορθογραφικός έλεγχος
- ορθογράφος (orthográfos)software application
- ορθογραφικός έλεγχος (orthografikós élenchos)software application
Hungarian helyesírás-ellenőrző, helyesírás-ellenőrző program/szoftver/rendszer
- helyesírás-ellenőrzősoftware application
- helyesírás-ellenőrző program/szoftver/rendszersoftware application
Irish seiceálaí litrithe, litreoir
- seiceálaí litrithesoftware application
- litreoirsoftware application
Japanese スペルチェッカ, スペルチェッカー
- スペルチェッカ (superuchekka)software application
- スペルチェッカー (superuchekkā)software application
Korean 맞춤법 검사기
- 맞춤법 검사기 (matchumbeop geomsagi)software application
Māori pūmanawa tātaki kupu
- pūmanawa tātaki kupusoftware application
Polish sprawdzanie pisowni
- sprawdzanie pisownisoftware application
Portuguese corretor ortográfico
- corretor ortográficosoftware application
Romanian verificator ortografic, controlor ortografic
- verificator ortograficsoftware application
- controlor ortograficsoftware application
- corector ortograficsoftware application
Russian програ́мма прове́рки орфогра́фии, прове́рка орфогра́фии
- програ́мма прове́рки орфогра́фии (prográmma provérki orfográfii)software application
- прове́рка орфогра́фии (provérka orfográfii)software application
Scottish Gaelic dearbhair-litreachaidh
- dearbhair-litreachaidhsoftware application
Spanish corrector ortográfico, corrector
- corrector ortográficosoftware application
- correctorsoftware application
Cite this entry
APA
spell checker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20checker
MLA
“spell checker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20checker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spell checker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20checker.
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