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spelling/autocorrect issue Obsoletely and not Absolutely

Felipe Lopes Rauck Burzaca 0 Reputation points
2026-05-08T13:44:01.83+00:00

Hello Microsoft team, I would like to report a spelling/autocorrect issue in Microsoft Word.

When typing the word “Obsolutelly”, Word suggests “Obsoletely” as the correction. However, this suggestion is incorrect. The expected correction should be “Absolutely.”

This may indicate that the spell checker or suggestion engine is prioritizing an incorrect recommendation for this misspelling.

Could you please review and correct this behavior in a future update?

Thank you.

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  1. Stefan Blom 340.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-05-08T14:08:41.3666667+00:00

    The suggestion in your screen shot is definitely an existing word, "obsoletely" (derived from "obsolete" according to Oxford English Dictionary).

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  1. Q&A Assist
    2026-05-08T13:44:20.81+00:00
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    The behavior described is controlled by the Word spelling and suggestion engine and cannot be customized at the level of individual suggestions. The context only documents how to review and act on suggestions, not how to change or reprioritize them.

    To work around incorrect suggestions in Word today:

    1. Use the Editor pane to review spelling suggestions and explicitly choose the correct word ("Absolutely") when it appears in the list.
    2. If an offered suggestion is not desired, select Ignore once so it is not applied automatically.
    3. If a word is actually correct for the document, use Add to Dictionary so it is not flagged again.

    Editor and the spell checker will continue to highlight possible spelling issues, but the specific ranking or presence of suggestions such as "Obsolutely" versus "Absolutely" cannot be modified from the client side based on the available documentation.

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