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Method and Apparatus for Automatic Detection of Spelling Errors in One or More Documents

  • US 20080195940A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2007
  • Published: 08/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting a spelling error in one or more documents, comprising:

  • determining if at least one given word in said one or more documents satisfies a predefined misspelling criteria, wherein said predefined misspelling criteria comprises said at least one given word having a frequency below a predefined low threshold and said at least one given word being within a predefined edit distance of one or more other words in said one or more documents having a frequency above a predefined high threshold; and

    identifying a given word as a potentially misspelled word if said given world satisfies said predefined misspelling criteria.

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