Spell Checking

Built-in spell checker with per-language dictionaries.

Keys: [s, ]s, z=, zg, zw, zug, zuw

Vim ships with a real spell checker. Toggle it with :set spell, jump misspellings with [s/]s, suggest fixes with z=, add words to a personal dictionary with zg.

Vim has a real spell checker built in — not an after-thought, not a plugin. Turn it on with :set spell, and misspelled words get a wavy underline (or whatever your 'spell' highlight defines).

Toggle and language

Command	Effect
:set spell	Turn spell checking on for the current buffer
:set nospell	Turn it off
:setlocal spell!	Toggle, only for this buffer
:set spelllang=en_us	Use the US English dictionary
:set spelllang=en_us,de_de	Spell check against multiple languages at once

Move between misspellings

Bracket-prefix navigation

Key	Note
`]s`	Jump to the next misspelled word
`[s`	Jump to the previous misspelled word
`]S`	Same as ]s but only flag bad words (skip rare/regional)
`[S`	Same as [s but only flag bad words

Fix and learn

Suggest, accept, undo

Key	Note
`z=`	Show suggestions for the word under cursor (numbered list, type a digit + Enter)
`zg`	Good word — add to your personal dictionary (file at 'spellfile')
`zw`	Wrong word — mark as misspelled in your personal dictionary
`zug`	Undo a previous zg
`zuw`	Undo a previous zw