{"id":4217,"date":"2022-01-19T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:16:07","slug":"how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Word or Phrase to Android\u2019s Autocorrect Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The keyboard on your Android phone is probably pretty good at correcting and predicting words, but what about words it doesn\u2019t know? You\u2019ll have to teach it to know those words, but it\u2019s not hard to do.<\/p>\n

Things like names, obscure towns or cities, street names, and pet names may not be known by your keyboard. Rather than manually correct the keyboard every time it tries to change those words, you can add them to the \u201cdictionary.\u201d We\u2019ll show you how to do this with Google\u2019s Gboard and Samsung\u2019s keyboard.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Change the Keyboard on Your Android Phone<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

How to Add a Word in Gboard<\/h2>\n

First, we\u2019ll be using Google\u2019s Gboard<\/a> keyboard. Any Android device can use this keyboard<\/a> and it\u2019s the default on Pixel phone. Enter a text box anywhere to bring up the keyboard. and type the word you would like to add.<\/p>\n

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A red line will appear under the word if it\u2019s not in the dictionary. Tap the word and select \u201cAdd to Dictionary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Add<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it. The word will now be suggested in the future.<\/p>\n

How to Add a Word in Samsung Keyboard<\/h2>\n

Samsung\u2019s keyboard is not as intuitive when it comes to adding words to the dictionary. First, enter a text box to bring up the keyboard.<\/p>\n

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Type the word you would like to add. Tap the checkmark to accept the spelling.<\/p>\n

\"Tap<\/p>\n

Tap backspace to select the word again and tap it in the suggestion row.<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

The word is now saved and it will appear as a suggestion in the future.<\/p>\n

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Other keyboards will have their own ways of doing this, but they should be similar.\u00a0So your mileage may vary, but hopefully, this will stop some of those autocorrect mishaps<\/a>!<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Turn off Autocorrect for Android<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n