aspell ☆
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Description:
Spell checker with better logic than ispell
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.60.8.1@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: spell-checker text-processing cli library linguistics
Install: brew install aspell
About:
GNU Aspell is a spell checker designed to replace Ispell. It can be used as a library or as a standalone command-line tool, supporting a wide range of languages. Its main value is providing superior context-based error detection and phonetic misspelling suggestions compared to older spell checking utilities.
Key Features:
  • Context-based spelling checking
  • Extensible dictionary support
  • Phonetic misspelling suggestions
  • Library and CLI tool
Use Cases:
  • Checking spelling in scripts and text files via CLI
  • Integrating spell checking into C++ applications
  • Processing large batches of text for errors
Alternatives:
  • hunspell – Hunspell is the engine behind major browsers and offers morphological analysis, whereas Aspell focuses on pure spell checking logic.
License: LGPL-2.1-only
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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Sep 11, 2025 5:25am 1 VERSION_BUMP defa1338
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