{"id":396100,"date":"2022-01-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T11:00:00","slug":"how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/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":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fdeb37d4b3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fdeb37d4b3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary\/#How_to_Add_a_Word_in_Gboard\" >How to Add a Word in Gboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-word-or-phrase-to-androids-autocorrect-dictionary\/#How_to_Add_a_Word_in_Samsung_Keyboard\" >How to Add a Word in Samsung Keyboard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Add a Word or Phrase to Android\u2019s Autocorrect Dictionary&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-750623\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/phone-keyboard-typing.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/phone-keyboard-typing.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/phone-keyboard-typing.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Person typing on phone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/man-using-his-mobile-phone-outdoor-316790060\">Preto Perola\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>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<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Change the Keyboard on Your Android Phone<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_a_Word_in_Gboard\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">How to Add a Word in Gboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, we\u2019ll be using Google\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin\">Gboard<\/a> keyboard. Any Android device can use this keyboard 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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778757\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_16-59-49.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Type a word.\" width=\"448\" height=\"215\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778753\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_17-00-05.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add the word to the dictionary.\" width=\"447\" height=\"207\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to it. The word will now be suggested in the future.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_a_Word_in_Samsung_Keyboard\"><\/span>How to Add a Word in Samsung Keyboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778752\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_17-08-29.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Samsung Keyboard.\" width=\"397\" height=\"303\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Type the word you would like to add. Tap the checkmark to accept the spelling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778751\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_17-09-29.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap the checkmark.\" width=\"397\" height=\"219\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap backspace to select the word again and tap it in the suggestion row.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778750\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_17-10-48.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select word in suggestion row.\" width=\"397\" height=\"225\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The word is now saved and it will appear as a suggestion in the future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-778749\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2022-01-07_17-11-05.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Suggested new word.\" width=\"396\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/726401\/how-to-turn-off-autocorrect-for-android\/\">autocorrect mishaps!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Turn off Autocorrect for Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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