Spell Checker FAQ

This is a place to capture common questions and possible confusions. Please feel free to make suggestion for things to be added to this file.

See: FAQ Issues

Things to know

Is the spell checker case sensitive?

Yes, the spell checker is case sensitive. It is possible to turn it on/off based upon the file type. See: Turning on Case Sensitive Spell Checking

What files are excluded by the spell checker?

By default the spell checker excludes the same files excluded by the VS Code search.exclude setting. See discussion: #16, #55 and #95

Does the spell checker use any online services?

No, the spell checker is self contained. It does not send your code off to a service to be checked.

Can I use the spell checker with other languages like Spanish or French?

Yes, please visit cspell-dicts. See also: #119

Is it possible to only spell check comments

Yes. It is necessary to define includeRegExpList for each language. See #107 and #116

Can I use the spell checker as a linter or part of the build process?

Yes you can: Spell Checker as Npm package #137 and Spell Checker as Docker image

Can I remove a word from the dictionary?

How to remove word from dictionary? #117

Can I add a many words to the dictionary at once?

Yes, select the words and right click to get the menu. Choose Add Word to Dictionary or Add Word to Global Dictionary. Add all words in the current document to dictionary #59

Can I ignore words.

See: Option to ignore words #146