Can I change the spelling word list?

[zeedaye]

I keep having to add basic words like ‘okay’, ‘Panadol,’ ‘basketballer’, ‘rottweiler’…

I get that it’s not going to be officially fixed and that there’s no Grammarly plugin, but is there a way I can download a list of spelling words online or something? I keep having to check Merriam Webster to make sure I’m not spelling things wrong and it’s really starting to annoy me.

I know I can just turn off the spellcheck feature but I have a language disorder and am sort of dependent on spellcheck to keep my work readable. I’m not a techie but if there’s some simple way to manually do a DIY spelling upgrade, I’ll try. Is there a simple fix? (That won’t make the program crash or make things worse. )

I like Scrivener for the organization but this is killing me and I’m only 8k into my story.

[AntoniDol]

Option to default spelling to England English

Try this: After selecting File->Options window Click on the Corrections tab on the top row of the options window Then select the Spelling item in the left column list In the window, right pane, there should now be a dictionary field. Beside that is a Download… button which provides a list of dictionaries that can be downloaded. Select your dictionary, and proceed to download. -Then back on the Corrections pane, beside the Dictionary field is a Select… button. This allows you to pick from the…

Looking for a better HunSpell dictionary…
http://wordlist.aspell.net/dicts/

HTH

[JimRac]

@zeedaye

I’m not a techie but if there’s some simple way to manually do a DIY spelling upgrade, I’ll try

In addition to @AntoniDol tips, see this thread for how to replace the default dictionary with a more robust one. (The thread is in regards to the v3 beta, but still applies to the production version of v3.)

Best,
Jim

[RazarusRang]

I’m all in with you, zeedaye. I am writing a 10-book series based on a highly diverse civilization and have 2 or 3 hundred specialty spellings. I love Grammarly, even MS Editor because I can export and import lists. This has been a 6-year/ million + word project I wish I could stay in Scrivener to complete, but if I have to take hours to re-enter a dictionary one word at a time, I’m not getting the help I sought by purchasing it.