# @cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings

> Common English misspellings dictionary for cspell.

Latest version **2.2.1** (published 2026-09-11) · CC BY-SA 4.0 license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings
pnpm add @cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings
yarn add @cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings
bun add @cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings
```

## Health

**Score 55/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 |
| Published | 2026-09-11 |
| First published | 2023-02-13 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 289 |
| Author | Street Side Software |
| Maintainers | jason-dent |
| Keywords | cspell, cspell-ext, en-common-misspellings, Common English Misspellings, dictionary, spelling |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings
- Repository: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts
- Homepage: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts/blob/main/dictionaries/en-common-misspellings#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings

## Recent versions

- 2.2.1 (latest) — 2026-09-11
- 2.2.0 — 2026-08-09
- 2.1.13 — 2026-07-12
- 2.1.12 — 2026-01-26
- 2.1.11 — 2026-01-04
- 2.1.10 — 2025-12-20
- 2.1.9 — 2025-12-13
- 2.1.8 — 2025-11-01
- 2.1.7 — 2025-10-26
- 2.1.6 — 2025-09-06
- 2.1.5 — 2025-08-31
- 2.1.4 — 2025-08-30
- 2.1.3 — 2025-07-09
- 2.1.2 — 2025-07-01
- 2.1.1 — 2025-06-14
- … 15 more at https://npm.io/package/@cspell/dict-en-common-misspellings/versions

## README

# CSpell Common English Misspellings Dictionary

Common English Misspellings dictionary for cspell.

This is a pre-built dictionary for use with CSpell.

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## Requirements

| Tool                                                                                                                                 | Version |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
| [cspell](https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell)                                                                               | `>= 8`  |
| [Code Spell Checker - Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker) | `>= 4`  |

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## Local Installation

**This package is bundled with CSpell.**

## Configuration

<details>
<summary>VSCode Settings</summary>

Add the following to your VSCode settings:

**`.vscode/settings.json`**

```jsonc
{
  "cSpell.language": "en, en-gb, en-us",
}
```

</details>

<details>
<summary>CSpell Settings <code>cspell.json</code></summary>

**`cspell.json`**

```jsonc
{
  "language": "en, en-gb, en-us",
}
```

</details>

<details>
<summary>CSpell Settings <code>cspell.config.yaml</code></summary>

**`cspell.config.yaml`**

```yaml
language: en, en-gb, en-us
```

</details>

## Local Installation using CDN

> **NOTE:** This package is bundled with CSpell.

## Dictionary Information

| Name                        | Enabled | Description                          |
| --------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `en-common-misspellings`    |         | Common English misspellings          |
| `en-gb-common-misspellings` |         | Common British English misspellings  |
| `en-us-common-misspellings` |         | Common American English misspellings |

## Language Settings

| Name                        | Locale  | File Type |
| --------------------------- | ------- | --------- |
| `en-common-misspellings`    | `en`    | `*`       |
| `en-common-misspellings`    | `en-gb` | `*`       |
| `en-common-misspellings`    | `en-us` | `*`       |
| `en-gb-common-misspellings` | `en-gb` | `*`       |
| `en-us-common-misspellings` | `en-us` | `*`       |

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## Contributing

Please help correct any mistakes in the dictionaries.

See: [Contributing](https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts#contributing)

Special thanks to all of our amazing contributors!

### Dictionary Development

See: [How to Create a New Dictionary](https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts#how-to-create-a-new-dictionary)

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## Reference

The source of this dictionary comes from:

- [Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/For machines - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings/For_machines)
- [Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings)

## Dictionary Development

See: [How to Create a New Dictionary](https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts#how-to-create-a-new-dictionary)

## License

CC BY-SA 4.0

> Some packages may have other licenses included.

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