Oxford English Spellchecker

A spellchecker for Oxford English.

Oxford English Spellchecker - Firefox Add-on

The 'Oxford English Spellchecker' is a Firefox extension designed to assist users in ensuring their English text adheres to Oxford spelling, a globally recognised variant of British English. It can be enabled in settings and used whenever data is written in a text box within the browser. It utilises the IETF language tags en-GB-oxendict and en-GB-oed. More information can be found on the linked Wikipedia page.

Add-on stats

By: shill
Rating: 4.43
(7)
Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2023-05-30)
Creation date: 2023-05-29
Weekly download count: 241
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 1.06M
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

A spellchecker that adheres to Oxford spelling, a variant of British English that is used internationally, as well as in the Oxford English Dictionary.

To use this addon:

  1. Go into settings and under 'Language' turn on 'Check spelling as you type'
  2. When inside of a text box, right click, and verify that 'Check Spelling' is enabled
  3. 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

by Johnny Hash, 2024-08-27

by Johnny Hash, 2024-08-27

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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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