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SpellingCorrection

is an option for StringMatchQ, Names, and related functions that specifies whether strings should be considered to match even when a small fraction of the characters in them are different.

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SpellingCorrection

SpellingCorrection

is an option for StringMatchQ, Names, and related functions that specifies whether strings should be considered to match even when a small fraction of the characters in them are different.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Test for an exact match:

Test for a close match:

Wolfram Research (1991), SpellingCorrection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), SpellingCorrection, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "SpellingCorrection." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). SpellingCorrection. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_spellingcorrection, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SpellingCorrection}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html}", note=[Accessed: 28-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_spellingcorrection, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SpellingCorrection}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpellingCorrection.html}, note=[Accessed: 28-August-2025]}