spellchecker
nounUK /ˈspel.tʃek.ər/
US /ˈspel.tʃek.ɚ/
A tool that finds and fixes spelling mistakes in writing.
I ran the spellchecker before sending my essay.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feature in a word processor that underlines misspelled words.
The spellchecker highlighted 'recieve' in red.
3. Software that suggests correct spellings as you type.
Her phone's spellchecker changed 'teh' to 'the'.
4. A person or program that checks spelling in a document.
The editor acted as a human spellchecker for the manuscript.