Quick start
edit- Edit one section at a time due to length of this page. Picking a section at random might avoid conflicts with other editors.
- T1 sections are for the most likely misspellings; TS sections have mostly whitespace errors, but some could also be a compound word that should be added to Wiktionary.
- Click "Show preview" to get a clickable version of that section.
- Middle-click on the leftmost link on each to open the article where the spelling error is. Search for the misspelled word or words (after the "wikt:").
- Fix the misspelling if you're sure you know the correct spelling, and save the article. Don't change compound words (like buckwheat -> buck wheat) unless you know they are wrong (like Whitehouse -> White House for the U.S. president).
- Correctly spelled English words can be added to Wiktionary by following the wikt: link, or just left on the list here with a note, to be collected by other editors who enjoy dictionaries.
- If you're not sure about a word, you can either leave it for someone else to think about, or put one of these tags after the problem word in the article where it appears: {{typo help inline}} or {{which lang}}.
- Delete the entry from the list if you corrected it, added it to Wiktionary, or tagged it. To save time, feel free to fix several at once or even a whole section before clicking "Publish changes".
- Entries that have notes (mostly words to add to Wiktionary) are moved to the bottom of the page as the work gets completed, to make it easier for editors to find typos to fix.
- Full instructions on how to resolve complicated cases are at Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss § Instructions for editors.
Other notes:
- "Probably OK" words can be deleted if they are in fact OK, or just fixed if they are not OK.
- For HTML tags (especially in the HB+ section), see Category:Articles with HTML markup for instructions
- The HL+ section lists what look like bad HTML links that need to be fixed. See Wikipedia:External links#How to link for syntax help.
- "…" should be "..." per MOS:ELLIPSIS
- ² should be 2 per MOS:SUPERSCRIPT (and the same for other digits and symbols) - markup is <sup>2</sup> or {{sup|2}}
- Fractions should use words or a template or math markup instead of Unicode characters. For example, ½ (except in chess articles) might be one-half or {{frac|1|2}} which looks like 1⁄2. See MOS:FRAC for details on when to use various methods.
- Contractions are included here because they violate MOS:CONTRACTION (unless in quotation, title of a work, etc.).
- "You" and similar words are now included, which probably violate MOS:YOU. These words are ignored if they are inside straight double quote marks, but reported if they are in italics. MOS:ITALQUOTE says not to use italics for quotations, so this may need to be fixed in the article. (See also articles manually tagged with {{you}}.)
- Any instances of µ (U+00B5, micro) should be replaced with μ (U+03BC) per Unicode compatibility characters#Semantically distinct characters and MOS:UNITSYMBOLS. (There may be other reasons μ shows up in the listings, such as a new unit of measure that needs to be whitelisted. If the article looks correct, leave a note.
- {{IPA}} or {{respell}} can be used for word pronunciations. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation for details.
- Chemical formulas like Ca
9(Mg,Fe)(PO
4)
6(PO
3OH) that appear as typos because they don't have spaces between commas or for other reasons, can be converted to chemistry notation using the instructions at Template:chem2 (preferred) or Template:chem. - Non-English words or fragments should be labeled with {{lang}} or {{transl}} templates. To use these templates, first go to that language's Wikipedia page and look for its two letter ISO 693-1 code in the infobox. For words in languages that use the Latin alphabet, type the ISO 693-1 code for the language in place of xx using the format {{lang|xx|word}} or {{langl|xx|italic=no|word}}. For words in languages that use non-Latin alphabets or characters, use {{transl|xx|word}} or {{transl|xx|italic=no|word}}. If there is no ISO 693-1 code, use the three letter ISO-693-3 code. Detailed instructions are at Template:Lang.
- The "T/" section contains suspected violations of MOS:SLASH.
2020-01-01 dump
editAll done except for HB+. (If anybody knows how to correct these, please do so.) All done! All the typos from this dump have either been fixed (yay!) or need tagging (if correct or need research). More typos to fix can be found on an active page on the main listing.
Help cleaning up any cases listed in the section below would be appreciated, as it prepares this page for the next round of typos and prevents duplicate work. Many listings can just be tagged with the new {{typo help inline}} and {{which lang}}; for full instructions see Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss § Instructions for editors. If you don't want to add listings to Wiktionary yourself, legitimate words can be moved to Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss/For Wiktionary and they will be suppressed from future spell checking while they are waiting to be added to the dictionary. Thanks!
HB+
edit3 - Jacqui Dean - <ol>, <li>, <li>9 - John Timlin - <ol>, <li>, <li>, <li>, <li>, <li>, <li>, <li>, <li>
Case notes
editT1+ from 2021-01-01 dump
editT1+
editJ -Jah
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J Peezy - wikt:eFuct, wikt:eFuct: a company's name --Xurizuri (talk) 01:06, 14 February 2021 (UTC) - 4 - Ja (Indic) - wikt:jjva, wikt:jjva: Ja is a letter in the Brahmic scripts. "jjva" specifically is from the Devanagari script but I'm uncertain about what language it's representing, if any. It may just be a straight transliteration of a character. The entire page needs to be lang tagged anyway, so I added {cleanup lang} --Xurizuri (talk) 01:06, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- 4 - Jacob Bathen - q[ue], Co[m], multaq[ue], en[de]: showing alternative spellings. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- 6 - Jacob Georg Christian Adler - H[ennings], A[ugust], H[ennings], A[ugust], wikt:ennings, wikt:ennings: showing full names. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- 2 - Jacob von Thyboe - wikt:T(h), wikt:yboe: showing an alternative spelling. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 -
Jacobite Relics - wikt:rightfu- stylization in a song name. BD2412 T 22:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC) - 3 - Jacques Leider - s]cholarly, p]ost, wikt:cholarly: explaining a quotation. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:37, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
- 10 - Jaijaivanti - wikt:ga(komal), wikt:ga(shuddh), wikt:ni(komal), wikt:ga(komal), wikt:Ga(komal), wikt:Ni(shuddh), wikt:Ni(komal), wikt:Ga(komal), wikt:ga(komal), wikt:aangs: unclear language. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- 7 -
Jamalpur, Jaunpur - wikt:available .population, wikt:around .Ashok, wikt:singh ,pandit, wikt:muslim ,harijan, wikt:mushar ,kayasth, wikt:mushar, wikt:village.Tej→ this is atrociously written - 4 - Janus particles - wikt:poly(styrene → chemical names, I redirected some
- 2 -
Jennifer Bolande - wikt:Phot(o), wikt:bject: parts of the title of a photo exhibit. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC) - 3 - Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan - wikt:T(homas), wikt:F(itzgerald), wikt:itzgerald: showing a full name vs. a common abbreviation. Ira Leviton (talk) 22:21, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jes Bertelsen - wikt:selvets: this article is deeply biased in favour of its subject. I'm too tired to follow it up right now so I'm leaving it here. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- 6 - Jeseri - wikt:urangi, wikt:sholli, wikt:laaba, wikt:ppela, wikt:kaanunda: Jeseri is a dialect of Malayalam. It doesn't have its own ISO code so use the Malayalam one, ml --Xurizuri (talk) 07:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jethwa dynasty - wikt:chokis: not sure what language. It's referring to architecture, so it could be a modern language or from one used in the dynasty
- 1 -
Jeunesses Musicales International - wikt:mysterioux:it's part of a band name, but i'm still not sure whether its a typo as there's no citation. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC) - 1 -
Jewel Cave National Monument - wikt:scintillites: geology term. I can find it used a few times in papers and books. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC) - 2 - Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots - wikt:carcatt: it's used to describe a type of jewellery, but I can't find confirmation of it so it may still be a typo. It's not carat. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- 2 -
Jianianhualong - wikt:ephedroids: a grouping of plants (botanical term, plural). Ira Leviton (talk) 23:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC) - 2 - Joaquín Lloréns Fernández de Cordoba - wikt:foralist: a term in Spanish politics. Ira Leviton (talk) 22:41, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
- 3 - Joe Guymala - wikt:rarrk - style of art, wikt:mimihs - spirits, wikt:rarrk - All OK
- 2 - Joe Mimran - wikt:mattr, wikt:mattr - OK, company name
- 2 - Joel Dickinson - wikt:tches, wikt:tches - OK
- 2 -
Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road - wikt:balwadies- term for pre-school, consider adding? - 3 - Johann Flierl - wikt:functionaires, wikt:functionaires, wikt:functionaires: Merriam-Webster says functionaire is a real word. --Xurizuri (talk) 07:55, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- 5 - Johanson–Blizzard syndrome - wikt:missensed, wikt:malpresence: missense as an adjective is a real term, but idk about it as a verb. It could easily have been intended to be either based on the position of the word in the sentence. Idk if the second is legit. --Xurizuri (talk) 11:21, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
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John Fresshe - wikt:sarples:an old weight unit for wool. Ira Leviton (talk) 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC) - 1 -
John Kelsall - wikt:slms:unclear. Ira Leviton (talk) 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC) - 1 - John Richard Wolfe - wikt:dulian: unclear. Ira Leviton (talk) 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Joseph Emerson Worcester - wikt:dawter: deliberately written phonetically. Ira Leviton (talk) 18:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 -
Joseph Katz (professor) - wikt:destraining: in a title. Ira Leviton (talk) 18:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC) - 2 -
José Esteban Muñoz - wikt:With(out), wikt:spictacles: part of the name of an art show, and possibly a word play. The link to the citation to the latter no longer works, but the url is spelled the same way. Ira Leviton (talk) 15:17, 14 February 2021 (UTC) - 2 - Jru' language - wikt:R)V, wikt:R)V: linguistics notation. Ira Leviton (talk) 20:54, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Julian Nida-Rümelin - wikt:deductionist: a translated word. I'm not sure what the correct term is. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- 2 -
Julián Bonequi - wikt:unquota: "Quota;unquota" is the name of a video series. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC) - 1 - July–September 2020 in science -
wikt:recycable, wikt:depollution: seems OK to me. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC) - 2 - June 1921 - (probably OK: wikt:yachtKanawha): corrected to two words, yacht Kanawha. Ira Leviton (talk) 23:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Junkers Jumo 004 - wikt:fodding: aviation jargon. Ira Leviton (talk) 23:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Just Add Magic (TV series) - wikt:darbie: written deliberately in lower case to show a larger made-up name, in the Season 3 (Part 1) section. Ira Leviton (talk) 20:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
- 3 - Jyu-Oh-Sei - wikt:calypto, wikt:calypto, wikt:verasona: unclear, may be in-universe terms. Ira Leviton (talk) 20:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
- 3 - Jónsson term - wikt:t(x, wikt:t(x, wikt:t(y: parts of mathematical terms. Ira Leviton (talk) 20:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 -
Jōmon people - wikt:qpGraph: the name of a computer software program. Ira Leviton (talk) 20:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Categorised entries from 2019-01-20 and 2021-01-01 dumps
editDefinitely not an issue
edit- Jaufre - wikt:poet(s) - ok per Wikipedia_talk:Typo_Team/moss
{lang} tagging
edit- Jauer dialect (Romansh) - wikt:gustess, wikt:tuots, wikt:tegneva - dialect words
- Javanese language - wikt:humilific, wikt:pancet - humilific; "idiosyncratic vocabulary, such as panggah 'still' (standard Javanese: pancet)"
- Javanese cuisine - wikt:kluwek, wikt:angsle, wikt:senerek, wikt:pelasan - related to article title
- Javanese script - wikt:dirgha, wikt:pancak - Sanskrit related; Javanese related
- Jawad Nasrallah - wikt:saden, wikt:kileet, wikt:rawaq - foreign language // most likely Arabic, but there's a small chance that it's Persian.
- Jebala people - wikt:lhan, wikt:tbul, wikt:chentil, wikt:chqalia - foreign language // all except the 2nd are Jebli Arabic. The 2nd (tbul) is either J. arabic or Berber. --Xurizuri (talk) 03:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jacme Scrivà - wikt:conhort: non-English (maybe Catalan) --Xurizuri (talk) 05:48, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Wiktionary (or possibly redirect)
edit- 1 - Jari project - wikt:recaust - pulp mill industry-specific term
- 1 - Jeremy Butterfield - wikt:detensed: pertaining to a physics theory about time, in which there is no present tense.
- 1 - Jethagram - wikt:deghees: unclear. Probably a word from a language used on the Indian subcontinent, and not an attempt at English. // word for pond e.g. https://www.observerbd.com/2014/10/19/49484.php
- 2 - Jukskei - wikt:skeis, wikt:skeis: an implement in jukskei.
- 2 - Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari - wikt:mureeds - should be added. On WP already, plural of mureed or Sufi disciple. Elfabet (talk)
- Jaw abnormality - wikt:proclined - proclination // wikt:proclination --Xurizuri (talk) 03:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Jawe language - wikt:bilapial - phonology term
- Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good - wikt:chaussembles, wikt:pouleines - "tight chaussembles (leggings)"; pouleines
- Jean-Marie Apostolidès - wikt:iconomy, wikt:incomprehensions - "iconomy, a new field of study of images and of their effects on people"; see wikt:incomprehension // also see wikt:comprehensions. Haven't checked if iconomy is widely used enough for wikt or if it needs to be {not a typo}'d instead --Xurizuri (talk) 03:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Brand names
edit- 1 -
Java processor - wikt:aJile- part of a company name - 1 -
Jeff Ma - wikt:tenXer: the name of a defunct software company. Yes, with a small 't'. - 1 -
Jeremy Maggs - wikt:e.Sat: a South African TV channel.
- All marked with proper name template. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Abbreviation
editMOS:ABBR recommends that we should reduce abbreviations (mostly by expanding them), especially when they reduce how understandable the article is.
- Javier Álvarez (composer) - wikt:vln,vla, wikt:hrns, wikt:trbs, wikt:vlns - music related
- 4 - Juno Beach order of battle - wikt:CAB)s, wikt:s.IG, wikt:s.IG, wikt:s.Werfer: German abbreviations, with no spaces after the periods. Ira Leviton (talk) 04:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC) // They're all military abbreviations. All are German except "(2nd CAB)s" which is Canadian English. There's a lot of abbreviations on this. I've added the {abbreviations} cleanup template. --Xurizuri (talk) 06:47, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- 7 - Julia Wolfe - wikt:afl,pic, wikt:str(amp, wikt:fl(afl, wikt:cl(bcl), wikt:fl(pic), wikt:cl(bcl), wikt:cl(bcl: unclear abbreviations. I think pic is for piccolo, afl is for alto flute, bcl is for bass clarinet, and I'm not sure what amp stands for. There are many other mystery abbreviations in this article. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Tech
edit- 2 - Java packager - wikt:classesDir, wikt:myPackager.MainClass: software jargon.
- Java Caps - wikt:stcms - "messaging servers: Sun SeeBeyond JMS IQ Manager (stcms)"
- Java Development Kit - wikt:idlj, wikt:jrunscript, wikt:jstatd, wikt:wsimport - Java Development Kit components
- 6 - Java API for XML Processing - wikt:String,_java, wikt:Source,_javax, wikt:newInstance(java, wikt:newTemplates(javax, wikt:newTransformer(javax, wikt:transform(javax: software jargon. Ira Leviton (talk) 17:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- 26 - Java ConcurrentMap - wikt:v1,v2, wikt:v1,v2, wikt:O(log, wikt:remove(k, wikt:put(k, wikt:replace(K, wikt:replace(k, wikt:put(k, wikt:putIfAbsent(k, wikt:put(k, wikt:remove(k, wikt:putIfAbsent(k, wikt:replace(k, wikt:replace(k, wikt:remove(k, wikt:getOrDefault(Object, wikt:forEach(BiConsumer), wikt:replaceAll(BiFunction), wikt:computeIfAbsent(K, wikt:computeIfPresent(K, wikt:compute(K, wikt:merge(K, wikt:putIfAbsent(k, wikt:replace(k, wikt:putIfAbsent(k, wikt:replace(k: software jargon. Ira Leviton (talk) 17:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jspx-bay - wikt:size(this: software coding. Ira Leviton (talk) 23:21, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Investigate further
editThis includes ones that I (Xurizuri) couldn't understand the comment enough to be able to categorise properly.
- 1 - Jason Firth - wikt:overager - an overager for the North Bay Centennials.
- 1 - Jiang Lifu - wikt:syringine: "syringine geometry". Couldn't find anything that might replace it. // I think this may be a dodgy translation. It might refer to Euclid's Elements. We may need someone that knows about Chinese mathematics. --Xurizuri (talk) 08:30, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - John Yorkston - wikt:wharler: wtf is a wharler? Can't think of anything close... // added {please clarify} --Xurizuri (talk) 08:30, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - José Trinidad Reyes - wikt:trated: may be from a quotation, but I can't tell for certain. // In the sentence "In 1845 he traveled to city Comayagua, were trated the recently consecrated Honduras' Bishop, Campoy y Pérez." which is not in quotes in the article. --Xurizuri (talk) 08:30, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jassi Sidhu - wikt:honkeh: a type of song. // I can't find it used outside of this article, so I'm not actually sure it is a type of music. --Xurizuri (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- 8 - Japanese counter word - wikt:come.PAST, wikt:come.PAST, wikt:drink.PAST, wikt:drink.PAST: some type of language notation, I can't figure it out. Ira Leviton (talk) 23:45, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
These ones I (Xurizuri) am not certain about the MOS verdict on.
- 1 - Joué-sur-Erdre - wikt:Gaudi(us): brackets to show an uncertainty in a name. Ira Leviton (talk) 16:07, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- 2 - Jagera people - Yug[g]: brackets are used to show two spellings, with one g or two. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:04, 5 February 2021 (UTC) // if MOS allows this, then it should still be changed to () not [] --Xurizuri (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
Titles
editWorks that MOS considers major, as listed here, should be in italics. Adding italics won't make the word not get detected here again, so one of the other solutions will still be required after its italicised. Minor works, as listed here, should be in quotemarks. Adding quotemarks will mean that the word won't get detected again, so problem solved. However, if it's in another language, then it should also be {lang} tagged.
- 1 - Jean-Louis Martinoty - wikt:Racine(s): part of a title of an opera. Ira Leviton (talk) 23:17, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jamelie Hassan - wikt:A(l): part of the name of an artwork. Ira Leviton (talk) 01:32, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
- 4 - Jana Farmanová - wikt:MB,MN, wikt:JF,RP, wikt:JK,TD, wikt:with(out): parts of the titles of artworks. Ira Leviton (talk) 01:31, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jens Olsen - wikt:renovering,af: part of a series of search terms on a website. Ira Leviton (talk) 19:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- 1 - Jacques Marcovitch - wikt:Im)Poss: part of a book title. Ira Leviton (talk) 01:08, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Math formulas
edit- 14 - Jacobi eigenvalue algorithm - wikt:Em,Ek, wikt:O(n, wikt:update(k, wikt:rotate(k, wikt:update(k, wikt:update(l, wikt:rotate(i, wikt:rotate(k, wikt:maxind(k), wikt:maxind(l), wikt:Diag(e), wikt:x(t), wikt:x(t), wikt:x(t): parts of mathematical formulas. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Biology
edit- 1 - Juglone 3-monooxygenase - wikt:naphthoquinone,hydrogen: part of an enzyme name, without a space is correct. Ira Leviton (talk) 02:30, 26 January 2021 (UTC)