Spellex Write-Assist finds the spelling mistakes other spell checkers miss, especially words spelled the way they sound. It checks easily confused words, reads your writing aloud, and shows your document in a font and colors that are comfortable to read.
No account to create. Your documents are not sent to Spellex.
Check spelling by sound, sort out their, there and they're, hear your writing read aloud, switch to a dyslexia-friendly Reading View, and write out medical abbreviations.
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The Spellex pane sits beside your work in Word or Google Docs. There is no separate app to switch to.
"Sounds like" suggestions find the word you meant from how it sounds: fone for phone, becuz for because.
Their, there or they're? Spellex shows each one in context with what it means, so you pick the right word.
Medical, bioscience, legal and veterinary dictionaries are part of the spell checker, in US or UK spelling.
Spelling, reading aloud, Reading View, word lists and readability, all in the same pane.
Your writing is checked on your own computer or browser. No account, no sign-in, and documents are not sent to Spellex.
Open Spellex from the Spellex tab in Word, or from the Extensions menu in Google Docs. Choose a tool at the top of the pane.
Click Check Document. Spellex selects each misspelled word in your document and shows its suggestions. Under Sounds like it lists real words that sound like what you typed.
becuz → because · fone → phone · enuf → enough · nite → night
A spell checker accepts homophones because each one is a real word. Spellex lists them in your document, shows each one in context with what it means, and offers the words that sound the same.
Hearing your sentences is one of the best ways to catch mistakes. Spellex reads your selection or the whole document, highlighting each word as it is spoken.
The Reading View shows your document in the font, size, spacing and colors you choose, without changing the document. One click sets a profile.
The DysLex font comes with Spellex: nothing to install.
Type a medical abbreviation code ending with a slash and Spellex writes it out: a.o/ becomes alert and oriented, sob/ becomes shortness of breath. Expand every code in a document at once, or search for a code by its meaning.
MedXpand is a writing aid: always check expanded abbreviations against your organization's approved list.
Keep a list of new words, course terms or words you often misspell. Spellex looks up each meaning for you. Hear a word, insert it into your document, or practice spelling it.
Spellex rates your document or selection in plain words, from "Easy to read" to "Very hard to read", with a reading level. It lists your long sentences and harder words, so you know what to simplify.
Select a word in your document and open Definition: Spellex shows its meanings, how to say it, and examples. Click the speaker to hear it, or add it to your Word Bank.
The Spelling Report lists the words you misspelled, with suggestions and the sentence where each was found, and the corrections you made. Students and tutors use it to choose which words to practice.
College and university students, and anyone with dyslexia or other reading and writing difficulties, working on assignments in Word or Google Docs.
Write emails, reports and letters with confidence, and check how easy they are to read.
Medical dictionaries, MedXpand abbreviation codes and medication names in capitals, for clinical notes and letters.
IT can install Spellex for everyone from the Microsoft 365 admin center, and from the Google Admin console when the Google Docs version is available.
| Spellex Write-Assist | What you need | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| for Word on Windows | Microsoft Word for Windows | Also changes the look of the document itself: Zoom Ruler, Line Focus, Color Overlay, the DysLex font and text spacing, and Read As I Type for each word and sentence. |
| for Word on Mac and the web | Word for Mac with Microsoft 365, or Word on the web in a current browser | Adds Readability, Practice Spelling and Check words in CAPITALS. The Reading View gives the reading profiles, line focus and page colors. |
| for Google Docs | A Google account and Google Docs in a current browser | Coming soon. Your settings, own words and Word Bank are saved in your Google account and follow you to any computer. |
An internet connection is needed to start Spellex and to look up definitions. Checking spelling and reading aloud run on your computer.
Every tool is free for 15 days from the first time you open Spellex. No account and no card needed.
Starts the first time Spellex opens. A reminder shows how many days are left.
A product key with no end date. Enter it once in Settings and click Activate.
A year from the day the key is issued. Spellex reminds you 30 days before it ends, and a renewal starts a new year.
Perpetual licence, one user: $79
Want specialist dictionaries in the spell check of every Microsoft Office app too? The Spellex Spelling Suite adds Spellex Spell Checker, for $99.
Licenses for more users, schools and employers: call 1-813-792-7000 (US) or +44 161 802 0200 (UK), or contact us.
Included with every license: no support plan to buy, and no expiry date.
Speak to someone who knows Spellex, not a phone menu. US: 1-813-792-7000 · UK: +44 161 802 0200
Chat with our team from www.spellex.com.
Book a free session: our engineers fix the problem hands-on, on your computer. Or open a ticket at spellex.com/support.
No, it works beside it. Word or Google Docs still underlines mistakes as usual; Spellex adds Sounds like suggestions, homophones, read aloud and the other tools in its pane.
Only when you ask it to, for example when you click Change, Expand All Codes or Insert. The Reading View shows your document in another font and colors without changing it.
No. Spellex checks your writing on your own computer or in your browser, and your documents are not sent to Spellex. Only a word you look up is sent to a dictionary service, and your product key is sent to Spellex to check it. Read the privacy policy.
Only the document you open it in. Spellex asks for Google's narrowest permission, so it never sees your other files, your Drive or your email.
The tools are locked until you enter a product key. Buy one at www.spellex.com or call 1-813-792-7000, then enter it in Settings and click Activate.
Yes. Microsoft 365 administrators can deploy Spellex for Word to all users, and Google Workspace administrators will be able to install the Google Docs version for everyone. Contact us for multi-user licenses.
US, UK, Canadian and Australian English, with specialist dictionaries in US or UK spelling.
Try Spellex Write-Assist free for 15 days, with every tool.
