---
name: "fixwords"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "spellprogs"
version: "1.11-4"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fixwords"
---

# fixwords(1)

List misspelled words on the command line, with suggested corrections

## NAME

fixwords - List misspelled words on the command line, with suggested corrections

## SYNOPSIS

**fixwords** *word* \[ *word...* \]

## DESCRIPTION

Returns a list of words which it failed to find in the **ispell** dictionary, and suggests words which are in the dictionary and are similar to the bad word.

## FILES

```
/usr/lib/ispell/default.hash
$HOME/.ispell_words
```

## SEE ALSO

[**ispell**(1)](/ispell/1.md), [**spell**(1)](/spell/1.md), [**spellword**(1)](/spellword/1.md)

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