SpellChecker 🔍

A simple spell checker implemented in JavaScript that uses an iterative approach to correct spelling errors based on a given corpus 📑. The project utilizes techniques given below:

Features ✨

• Word Counting: Counts the occurrences of each unique word in the corpus.
• Edit Distance Calculation: Generates suggestions for misspelled words based on edit distance algorithms.
• Dynamic Suggestions: Provides suggestions for corrections based on user input and the frequency of words in the corpus.
• Dictionary Management: Add, remove, or edit words in the dictionary dynamically.
• User-Friendly Interface: Allows users to check the spelling of sentences directly.

Installation 📲

To get started with the SpellChecker project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/SpellChecker.git
   cd SpellChecker

node index.js your_input_sentence_here

• To add a new word to the dictionary:

addWord("newword");

• To remove a word from the dictionary:

removeWord("wrongword");

• To edit a word in the dictionary:

editWord("oldword", "newword");

Reference: 📄

This project is inspired by the research paper: Cucerzan, S., & Brill, E. Spelling correction as an iterative process that exploits the collective knowledge of web users.

Acknowledgement: 🎄

Thank you to Dr. Rajendra Prasath, Silviu Cucerzan and Eric Brill for their insightful talks & research on spelling correction techniques.