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title: "Fix misspelled words"
date: "2022-03-31T12:28:24+00:00"
summary: "Discover multiple methods to find and fix misspellings on your website to improve content quality and SEO performance."
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url: "/web-governance/fix-misspelled-words"
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Introduction
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There are several ways to locate and repair misspellings and potentially misspelled words. This article provides instructions on each of the methods.
PageCorrect
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This section provides instructions on how to identify and repair misspelled words with **PageCorrect**.
1. Click **Select Domain** to expand the _Domains list_.
2. Select the domain to open.
3. Alternatively, from the _Domain Overview_ page, click **Open** on the same row as the domain name.
4. The _Dashboard_ for the domain opens.
5. Click **PageCorrect** (icon of a shield with a checkmark), on the window toolbar.
6. Click **List** from the menu on the left side of the page. The _PageCorrect Content_ page opens_._
7. Select the **Spelling** filter above the results list.
Filters also include:
* All
* Spelling
* Accessibility Source Code
* Accessibility Check
* Links
* Custom.
The table has the fields:
* Issue
* Note
Check the meta description manually for spelling errors. The scan disregards any `` elements when it does the spellcheck.
* Changed To
* Updated At
* Created At
* Actions.
8. Click **Action** on the same row as an issue.
The menu expands with the following options:
* Update
* Remove.
9. Select **Update**. A dialog opens.
10. In the field provided, enter the correct spelling for the word.
11. Click **Save**. The dialog closes.
For more information, visit [PageCorrect](/node/58966/).
Prioritized Content
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List misspelled words and potentially misspelled words, _Ignore_, or mark as _Fixed_ with the **Prioritized Content** module.
1. Click **Select Domain** to expand the _Domains list_.
2. Select the domain to open.
3. Alternatively, from the _Domain Overview_ page, click **Open** on the same row as the domain name.
4. The _Dashboard_ for the domain opens.
5. Click **Prioritized Content** (the bell icon), on the menu bar.
The _Prioritized Content_ page opens.
6. Above the list, select a filter if needed.
* All
* Pages
* PDF Documents
* Other Documents.
7. Click the number in the **Notifications** field, on the same row as a domain. The number on the button indicates how many issues are on the page. The list of notifications expands.
The number on each row of this expanded menu indicates how many of each particular issue are on the URL.
8. Click to select **Misspellings**.
Note
You have to check the meta description manually for spelling errors. The scan disregards any `` elements when it does the spellcheck.
The _Misspellings_ page opens.
9. The columns on the list have these headers:
* **Word**: The misspelled word.
* **Lookup in Google:** Click to navigate to _Google_ search results for the word.
* **Language**: The language that is set for the default on the page.
10. Click **Action** on the same row as a misspelled word.
The menu expands with the following options:
* **Set to Fixed:** Use this option when the issue is fixed on the CMS/HTML code of the website. Items that are marked as fixed are included in future scans.
* **Mark as Ignored**: Use this option if links are incorrectly marked as broken.
Note
The difference between **Fixed** and **Ignore** is that issues marked as _Fixed_ are still included in future scans and can be flagged again if the error persists. Issues that are set to _Ignore_ are permanently omitted from future scans and compliance scores.
* **Inspect** (Magnifying glass icon): Click to navigate to the Web Browser Extension view of the page, where it is possible to see the location of the misspelling directly on the page.
For more information, visit:
* Quality Assurance -> [Dictionary](/node/58796/)
* [Prioritized Content](/node/58666/).
Web browser extension
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Find misspelled words and their location on the page.
1. Open the website and start the **Web Browser Extension**.
For more information, visit [Web browser extension](/node/58711/).
2. Click to select **Content Issues** (insect icon) on the web browser extension toolbar.
The menu expands.
3. Select **Quality Assurance** to expand the menu further.
The issues list opens.
4. Click **See Issues** in the _Misspellings / Potential Misspellings_ section.
5. Note
You must check the meta description manually for spelling errors. The scan disregards any `` elements when it does the spellcheck.
6. 
7. Misspelled words are listed as either _Confirmed misspelling_ or _Potential misspelling_.
8. Use the buttons under the misspelling to:
* **Add word to dictionary**: Add the word to the dictionary so that it will not be flagged as a misspelling in future scans.
* **Mark as fixed**: Marks the misspelling as fixed. It will be included in subsequent scans and if the error returns, it will appear again in the misspelled words list. Select this option when the error is actually fixed by the web team on the HTML code of the webpage, or if it is a temporary (for example, in an unpublished state) known issue.
* **Mark as ignored**: Ignore the misspelling. Use this option if you know the word is, in fact, OK (for example, a proper noun). Ignored misspellings are not included in subsequent scans and will not show up as misspelled words.
Note
The difference between **Mark as Fixed** and **Mark as Ignored** is that issues marked as _Fixed_ are still included in future scans and can be flagged again if the error persists. Issues that are set to _Ignore_ are permanently omitted from future scans and compliance scores.
* **View HTML**: Opens the HTML section and highlights the location of the misspelling.
* **Highlight on the page**: Highlights the misspelled word on the page.
9. Select the misspelled word for the option to look it up in _Google_.
For more information, visit [Web browser extension](/node/58711/).
Quality Assurance: Spellcheck
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List misspellings and potential misspellings, add words to the dictionary, _Ignore_, or mark as _Fixed_ with the **Quality Assurance** module.
1. Click **Select Domain** to expand the _Domains list_.
2. Select the domain to open.
3. Alternatively, from the _Domain Overview_ page, click **Open** on the same row as the domain name.
4. The _Dashboard_ for the domain opens.
5. Click **Quality Assurance** (the checkbox icon), on the toolbar.
The _Quality Assurance_ page opens.
6. Click **Spellcheck** from the menu on the left side of the page.
The menu expands with the following options:
* Spellcheck Summary
* Pages with Misspellings
* Misspellings
* Potential Misspellings
* Dictionary
* Ignored Misspellings.
Note
You have to check the meta description manually for spelling errors. The scan disregards any elements when it does the spellcheck.
* **Spellcheck Summary**: Click to open the _Spellcheck Summary_ page. This dashboard view has three sections that show a summary of misspellings.
* **Action**: Click the drop-down arrow on the same row as a potential misspelling and select the action to perform for this word. This action affects all instances of the word.
* **Confirm as misspelling**: Approve this spelling of the word.
* **Add to dictionary**: Approve this spelling and add it to the language dictionary so that future scans will not flag it as misspelled.
For more instructions, visit:
* Quality Assurance -> [Spellcheck](/node/58836/)
* Quality Assurance -> [Dictionary](/node/58796/)
* **Add to dictionary for all languages**: Approve this spelling (product names, for example) and add it to the language dictionary for all languages so that future scans do not flag it as misspelled.
For more instructions, visit Quality Assurance -> [Dictionary](/node/58796/).
* **Ignore Misspelling:** Use this option
* If words, for example proper nouns or names, are marked as misspellings when they are not.
* To ignore spelling issues on a single-page basis.
* To ignore all other issues on a domain level.
Note
Ignored issues will not be factored into future scans, and this permanently affects the compliance score.
* **Mark as fixed**: Marks the misspelled word as fixed. It will be included in subsequent scans and if the error returns, it will appear again in the broken links list. Select this option when the misspelled word is actually fixed by the web team on the HTML code of the webpage, or if it is a temporary (for example, in an unpublished state) known issue.
Note
The difference between **Mark as Fixed** and **Mark as Ignored** is that issues marked as _Fixed_ are still included in future scans and can be flagged again if the error persists. Issues that are set to _Ignore_ are permanently omitted from future scans and compliance scores.
For more information, visit Quality Assurance -> [Spellcheck](/node/58836/).
Dictionary
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The Dictionary allows users to add frequently-used words that the spellcheck consistently flags as misspelled words or potentially misspelled words to the scan. Words that are added to the dictionary are ignored by the scan, and can be an easy way to prevent recurring flagged words.
For more information, visit Quality Assurance -> [Dictionary](/node/58796/).