---
name: "tmispell"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tmispell-voikko"
version: "0.7.1-5+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tmispell"
---

# tmispell(1)

ispell wrapper which uses Voikko for spell-checking

## NAME

tmispell - ispell wrapper which uses Voikko for spell-checking

## SYNOPSIS

**tmispell** \[**-F** *config\_file*\] \[*ispell\_options*\] \[*file* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Tmispell** is an [**ispell**(1)](/ispell/1.md) wrapper which uses Voikko spell-checking system to do the actual spell-checking for Finnish language.

What makes **Tmispell** very useful is that many programs (e.g. email clients and word processors) use Ispell for spell-checking. Since **Tmispell** is a transparent wrapper for Ispell, other programs that would normally use Ispell will automatically use **Tmispell** (and therefore Voikko) without any changes needed. Additionally, **Tmispell** is able to launch the real Ispell if **Tmispell** does not support the selected language. It is not necessary to have the real Ispell installed, though. Tmispell works fine without it, but currently Finnish is the only supported language then.

**Tmispell** can be used from command line exactly like Ispell. If **Tmispell** is correctly installed, the command “ispell” actually starts **Tmispell**. It can be used to spell-check any text *file*(s) given as command line parameter. If a text file is given, **Tmispell** starts in interactive mode. Press “?” to get help on available commands in interactive mode.

## OPTIONS

- **-F** *config\_file*

  Use the configuration file *config\_file* instead of the default */etc/tmispell.conf*.

- *ispell\_options*

  **Tmispell** should understand all the options that Ispell does. For more information about Ispell's options, see [**ispell**(1)](/ispell/1.md).

## FILES

- */etc/tmispell.conf*

  The default configuration file for **Tmispell**. For more information, see [**tmispell.conf**(5)](/tmispell.conf/5.md).

## AUTHORS

The original **Tmispell** was programmed by Pauli Virtanen \<pauli.virtanen@hut.fi\>.\
 Modifications and integration with Voikko spell-checking system by Harri Pitkänen \<hatapitk@iki.fi\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**tmispell.conf**(5)](/tmispell.conf/5.md), [**ispell**(1)](/ispell/1.md)

Voikko homepage: http://voikko.sourceforge.net/