How to add a dictionary for spell check in Android Studio / IntelliJ Idea
AndroidAndroid StudioIntellij IdeaSpell CheckingAndroid Problem Overview
I have been using Android Studio in Spanish, and it bothers me that it highlights as incorrect words which are spelt correctly.
Can I add a Spanish dictionary to Android Studio or to my IntelliJ Idea?
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
You can download the Spanish (or any other language) ASCII dictionary from http://www.winedt.org/dictASCII.html and then add it to Android Studio as sebaszw said:
> 1. Go to Settings -> Spelling -> Dictionaries > 2. Click plus symbol(+) > 3. Select path to your dictionaries folder (inside you must have plaintext word lists with .dic extension) > 4. Restart Android Studio
It worked for me without restarting Android Studio
Solution 2 - Android
In Android Studio (1.2.1.1 - 2.3.3) you can find this here:
File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling -> Dictionaries, and click "+" sign next to "Custom Dictionaries Folders" grid.
Important Note: You need to use UTF-8 character coding in your "language.dic" file if you would like to use an exotic language like Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.
- Download from http://www.winedt.org/dict.html the UNICODE language file.
- Unzip and open it with Windows Notepad.
- Use "Save as" and choose UTF-8 coding.
- Open this file with Android Studio: File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling -> Dictionaries, and click "+" sign next to "Custom Dictionaries Folders" grid.
- Restart Android Studio. Smile! You have not problems with nasty letters like "éÉíÍóÓöÖőŐúÚüÜűŰ".
Solution 3 - Android
- Go to Settings -> Spelling -> Dictionaries
- Click +
- Select path to your dictionaries folder (inside you must have plaintext word lists with .dic extension)
- Restart Android Studio
Solution 4 - Android
Its Very Easy
Step 1: Go to File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling
Step 2: In Spelling -> select Tab 'Dictionaries'
Step 3: Click on '+'
Step 4: Select File that You want to put(file must be .dic extension)
Remember by default English language dictionary comes.
RESTART Android Studio is necessary.
Solution 5 - Android
Go into your Settings. Under "Language and Keyboard", go to and select "Android Keyboard" -> "Input language". Choose Spanish. That should do it!
Or, on Android 4, go to Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> Touch Input (settings button) -> Personal Dictionary -> Edit personal dictionary
The following link shows how to implement a spellchecker - you can implement this for multiple languages.