Oxford English Spellchecker
A spellchecker for Oxford English.
Oxford English Spellchecker - Accurate Spelling Tool
"Oxford English Spellchecker" is a Firefox add-on designed to ensure accurate spelling according to Oxford English conventions. It uses -ize endings preferred in British Oxford writing and aligns with the Oxford English Dictionary standards. Activate spell checking in your Firefox settings, enable it in text boxes, and check for 'English (United Kingdom, oxendict)' for optimal use. This add-on adheres to IETF language tags <i>en-GB-oxendict</i> and <i>en-GB-oed</i>. For further details, visit the linked Wikipedia article.
Add-on stats
By: shill
Creation date: 2023-05-29
Weekly download count: 262
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 1.06M
Email: sm*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
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# 814 ▲ 7
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Add-on summary
A spellchecker that adheres to Oxford spelling, a variant of British English which uses -ize endings instead of -ise that is used internationally, as well as in the Oxford English Dictionary.
To use this addon:
- Go into settings and under 'Language' turn on 'Check spelling as you type'
- When inside of a text box, right click, and verify that 'Check Spelling' is enabled
- Make sure that 'English (United Kingdom, oxendict)' is checked
This spelling standard is identified by the IETF language tags en-GB-oxendict and en-GB-oed. For more information, see this Wikipedia article.
User reviews
not British English this is American English and is insulting to call this Oxford English
by Firefox user 18797924, 2025-01-24
by Malo Lesbros-Duvauchelle, 2025-01-04
by Johnny Hash, 2024-08-27
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Oxford English Spellchecker does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Oxford English Spellchecker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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