Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
3 results found in writing.
- Real Word Error (Real-Word Spelling Error)
- A spelling error that results in a correctly spelled but unintended word, such as typing "hear" instead of "here" or "their" instead of "there." Real word errors are particularly common among people w…
- Spell Checker (Spellchecker, Spelling Checker)
- Software that identifies and suggests corrections for misspelled words in text. Standard spell checkers often fail to catch errors made by people with dyslexia because dyslexic spelling errors differ …
- Word Retrieval (Word Finding, Lexical Retrieval)
- The cognitive process of accessing and selecting the correct word from memory to express an intended meaning during writing or speech. People with dyslexia frequently experience word retrieval difficu…