Remove misspelt words from the Mac dictionary

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Level 1

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Remove misspelt words from the Mac dictionary

At some point in my past, the word Hass was entered into Apples dictionary. Now, every time I dictate a message that has the very common word "has" in it I get that spelling. It's so tedious to have to correct this in everything. I want to remove it, and I cannot find the way although I have followed everything I have seen on the Internet so far. It does not show up in the dictionary, and I cannot find even through TextEdit command click any option to delete it. Please help. Thanks I'm using Ventura but it's been a problem for years.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 8:12 AM

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Answer 1

dialabrain

Level 10

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Jul 28, 2023 8:16 AM in response to scubadaddy

I believe you need to use the control key in TextEdit to get the option to "Unlearn spelling". At least that was the method.

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Answer 2

dialabrain

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Jul 28, 2023 9:13 AM in response to scubadaddy

The only dictionaries being used would be the ones marked in Dictionary > Settings…

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Answer 3

ku4hx

Level 7

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Jul 28, 2023 8:16 AM in response to scubadaddy

"Hass" is actually a real word: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hass

(Verb): To tell a tall tale or story, usually involving meeting celebrities or drunken antics. (Hassing, Hassed)

(Noun): Someone who is actually ridiculous enough that one would believe his stories.

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Answer 4

pb2019

Level 1

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Jun 5, 2024 8:07 AM in response to dialabrain

TextEdit offers "Occassion" to me as a correct spelling. That spelling is not in the Apple Dictionary. Therefore, I don't believe the statement above, that the only dictionaries being used are those in "Dictionary> Settings", is correct.

None of the offered suggestions have been useful to me in removing "Occassion" from the TextEdit spelling dictionary.

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Answer 5

scubadaddy Author

Level 1

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Jul 28, 2023 8:49 AM in response to scubadaddy

I’ve read that but the option doesn’t pop up there for me. It’s possible that the word is not in the learned dictionary. How could I remove a word from the standard dictionary?

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