Sharing with IOS

hy iOS won’t remove “prone”

iOS has a built‑in system dictionary that:

• can’t be edited by the user
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• always takes priority over learned words
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• automatically restores certain “real” words even if you try to delete them
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So even if someone deletes “prone” from the keyboard dictionary or resets the keyboard settings, iOS still thinks it’s the correct suggestion.

What actually works

There are a few reliable workarounds people use:

1. Create a text replacement

This is the most effective fix.

Go to:

Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement

Add something like:

• Phrase: prone
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• Shortcut: ppppp (or anything nonsense)
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This forces iOS to stop autocorrecting to “prone” because the system now thinks you have defined how that word should behave.

You can also do the reverse:

• Phrase: the word you want
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• Shortcut: the letters that keep getting changed to “prone”
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This overrides autocorrect completely.

2. Reset the keyboard dictionary

Sometimes autocorrect gets “stuck” on a suggestion.

Settings → General → Transfer or Reset → Reset → Reset Keyboard Dictionary

This won’t remove “prone,” but it can reduce how aggressively it appears.

3. Add the word you meant to type

If there’s a specific word iOS keeps replacing with “prone,” typing it a few times and tapping “Add to Dictionary” when it appears can help the keyboard learn your preference.

What won’t work

• Deleting the word from the dictionary (not possible)
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• Turning off autocorrect (unless you want to lose autocorrect entirely)
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• Expecting iOS to “forget” a built‑in dictionary word
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