# @cspell/dict-en_us

> English dictionary for cspell.

Latest version **4.4.40** (published 2026-09-12) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @cspell/dict-en_us
pnpm add @cspell/dict-en_us
yarn add @cspell/dict-en_us
bun add @cspell/dict-en_us
```

## Health

**Score 65/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.40 |
| Published | 2026-09-12 |
| First published | 2020-11-28 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 314.6 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 289 |
| Author | Street Side Software |
| Maintainers | jason-dent |
| Keywords | cspell, cspell-ext, en_US, English, American, US English, dictionary, spelling |

## Links

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

## Recent versions

- 4.4.40 (latest) — 2026-09-12
- 4.4.39 — 2026-09-12
- 4.4.38 — 2026-09-11
- 4.4.37 — 2026-08-26
- 4.4.36 — 2026-07-12
- 4.4.35 — 2026-05-31
- 4.4.33 — 2026-03-24
- 4.4.32 — 2026-03-23
- 4.4.31 — 2026-03-09
- 4.4.30 — 2026-03-02
- 4.4.29 — 2026-02-08
- 4.4.28 — 2026-02-01
- 4.4.27 — 2026-01-04
- 4.4.26 — 2025-12-17
- 4.4.25 — 2025-12-13
- … 106 more at https://npm.io/package/@cspell/dict-en_us/versions

## README

# CSpell English Dictionary

English dictionary for cspell.

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

## Note

This dictionary comes pre-installed with cspell. It should not be necessary to add it.

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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-US",
}
```

</details>

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

**`cspell.json`**

```jsonc
{
  "language": "en, en-US",
}
```

</details>

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

**`cspell.config.yaml`**

```yaml
language: en, en-US
```

</details>

## Local Installation using CDN

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

## Dictionary Information

| Name    | Enabled | Description                 |
| ------- | ------- | --------------------------- |
| `en_us` |         | American English Dictionary |

## Language Settings

| Name    | Locale        | File Type |
| ------- | ------------- | --------- |
| `en_us` | `en`, `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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## Adding Words

Contributions are welcomed and encouraged, please read [src/README.md](https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-dicts/blob/main/dictionaries/en_US/src/README.md).

## Resources

The Hunspell source for this dictionary can be found:

<http://wordlist.aspell.net/hunspell-readme/>

## License

MIT

> Some packages may have other licenses included.

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</a>
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