Word Count for Excel Spell Checker Dictionary and Thesaurus

 Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q90523
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY

The following tables contain the word count for the Microsoft Excel Spell Checker Dictionary and Thesaurus files for domestic and international releases.

Dictionary

                 Root Words  Derived Words   File Size (K)


U.S. English      56,650        130,000       204
U.K. English      44,800        110,000       176
French            80,640        850,000       291
Italian           94,970      1,200,000       308
Danish            70,060        650,000       291
Canadian          72,900        750,000       269
Dutch            116,950      1,200,000       354
German           152,460      1,600,000       614
Swedish          110,800        900,000       411
Spanish           84,720      1,000,000       275
Australian        87,000        140,000       290
Brazilian        130,680      1,200,000       351
Portuguese        92,870      1,000,000       303
Norwegian         88,000        700,000       322
Finnish          260,000      10,000,00       911

Thesaurus

                               Keywords   Synonyms(1)  File Size(K)


U.S. English (comprehensive)    50,000     600,000      750
U.S. English (compact)          24,000     200,000      390
U.K. English                    25,000     200,000      390
French                          23,000     180,000      390
German                          60,000     600,000      970
Canadian                        24,000     180,000      390
Spanish                         43,000     650,000      800
Italian                         16,000     150,000      260
Danish                          23,000     180,000      290
Swedish                         63,000     620,000      830
Norwegian                       24,000     190,000      300
Dutch                           22,000     150,000      336

  • Word counts are approximate.

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    Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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