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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://www.yandex.com/support/keyboard-ios/en/llms.txt?revision=r21540998

# Dictionary and spelling correction

Yandex Keyboard can remember the words you type most often, suggest word choices as you type, and correct typos.

To enable dictionaries and auto-correction:

1. Tap and hold the ![](_images/icon-globe.png =17x20) icon next to the space bar and select ![](_images/android-setting.svg).

1. Tap **Top panel** and enable the option **Emoji suggestions**.

1. Go back to **Settings**, tap **Personalisation**, and enable the option **User dictionaries**.

1. Go back to **Settings**, tap **Text input**, and enable the option **Autocorrection**.

To offer better suggestions, Yandex Keyboard collects input data anonymously and in encrypted form. Yandex only uses data for picking suggestions. You can disable the option:

1. Tap and hold the ![](_images/icon-globe.png =17x20) icon next to the space bar and select ![](_images/android-setting.svg).

1. Go to **Personalization**.

1. Disable the **Make Y.Keyboard better** option.


## Add words to the dictionary {#add-word}

If you use slang or other non-standard words, Yandex Keyboard may consider them typos and suggest corrections. Add this vocabulary to the dictionary, and Yandex Keyboard will include your words in suggestions along with other words.

#### Automatically

Type a new word once and submit. The word will be added to your personal dictionary and will start appearing in the suggestions after a while.

#### Manually

1. Open device settings.

1. Go to **General** → **Keyboard** → **Text Replacement**.

1. Tap ![](_images/android-dictionary-plus.svg) at the top.

1. Type a word and tap **Save**.


If you've added an offensive word to the dictionary, and Yandex Keyboard still doesn't recognize it, that means that you have enabled blocking offensive language.

To disable this option:

1. Tap and hold the ![](_images/icon-globe.png =17x20) icon next to the space bar and select ![](_images/android-setting.svg).


1. Disable **Block offensive words**.

{% note tip %}

Enter a letter combination in the **Shortcut** field, and it will be automatically replaced with the entire phrase. For example, "brb" → "Be right back".

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