Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary, Thesaurus, or Templates

ID: Q98069

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

SUMMARY

This article lists the misspelled words that have been confirmed throughout Word for Windows in the main dictionary, thesaurus, or in the templates supplied with Word.

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Word for Windows, Versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

The word "accommodate" is misspelled as "accomodate" in the LETBLOCK, LETMDSEM, LETMODBK, and LETPERSN letter templates supplied with Word for Windows. The misspelling occurs in the Set Letter Header dialog box.

The spelling checker does not flag "continuos" as a misspelled word because it is a valid plural form of the word "continuo". Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary defines this word as follows:
A bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used esp. in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords--called also figured bass, thoroughbass.
If you sometimes mistype "continuous" as "continuos" and want the spelling checker to flag "continuos" as incorrect, add "continuos" to an exclude dictionary. For instructions on creating and using an exclude dictionary, refer to page 90 of the "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide" or query "exclude dictionary" in Word Help.

Word Versions 1.0 and 1.1

"Stymieing" is misspelled as "stymying" in the Word thesaurus.

Word Version 1.1a

The word "recommited" is misspelled in the main spelling dictionary. When you check the spelling of the word "recommitted," Word version 1.1a incorrectly suggests "recommited."

Word Versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a

The following words are misspelled in the main spelling dictionary:


   Correct            Incorrect (as spelled in Word)
   -------            ------------------------------
   installed          instaled
   discussed          discused

When the spelling checker encounters the above misspelled version of these words, it does not flag the words as misspelled.

When the spelling checker encounters the correct spelling of these words, it flags them as misspelled words and suggests the incorrect, misspelled version of the words listed above.

Reference(s):

"Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary," Miriam-Webster, Inc., copyright 1990, pages 284, 117.

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 6.0, page 90.

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 283.

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