Your Mac lets you add custom words to its dictionary. This will stop autocorrect from fixing words that are correct but aren't as common, like slang or loanwords.

The dictionary is a record of the language as it is used, so by the time a word is entered into the dictionary, it’s already “official” in that it has widespread use in the language.

Allyship has gained serious momentum in recent years. In 2021, Dictionary.com pronounced “ allyship ” the word of the year. “Allyship” as a term dates back to the mid-1800s, but it was ...

You can manually add words to your Android device's internal dictionary if it doesn't already recognize them as real words.

Need a definition or synonym on the fly? Dan Frakes shares five ways to access OS X's Dictionary without even launching the program.

The only other knock against Build A Word is its limited dictionary. The app includes just ten words, and could benefit greatly from adding more.