QA finding
A word is not in the dictionary of the language it is written in
QA Warning Severity: Low
Part of the audit Spelling. Finding id: qa.spellingUnknownWords.
What it costs you
Spelling mistakes make a page look unchecked, and readers trust the rest of it less.
What to do
Correct the word. If it is right, accept it once and it will not be reported again.
What it checks
- Misspelled word
- Word that may be misspelled
How to fix it
Correct the word or accept it
- Read the context in the evidence to see how the word is used.
- If it is a mistake, correct it on each page listed. If the pages share a template_id, correct the template.
- If it is a name, a product or an acronym, accept the word for the site.
How to check: Recheck one of the pages: the word is gone from this finding.
A real case
Charles Duncombe, who ran several UK online shops, told the BBC in 2011 that fixing a single spelling mistake on one of his sites made its sales double. It was one test on one site.
Thresholds
| Name | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
site_term_occurrences | 10 | A word used at least this often on the site is treated as one of the site's own terms (product name, acronym, person). With no close dictionary word it is not returned; with one it goes to review. |