WNSpell: a WordNet-Based Spell Corrector

Bill Huang


Abstract
This paper presents a standalone spell corrector, WNSpell, based on and written for WordNet. It is aimed at generating the best possible suggestion for a mistyped query but can also serve as an all-purpose spell corrector. The spell corrector consists of a standard initial correction system, which evaluates word entries using a multifaceted approach to achieve the best results, and a semantic recognition system, wherein given a related word input, the system will adjust the spelling suggestions accordingly. Both feature significant performance improvements over current context-free spell correctors.
Anthology ID:
2016.gwc-1.21
Volume:
Proceedings of the 8th Global WordNet Conference (GWC)
Month:
27--30 January
Year:
2016
Address:
Bucharest, Romania
Editors:
Christiane Fellbaum, Piek Vossen, Verginica Barbu Mititelu, Corina Forascu
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GWC
SIG:
SIGLEX
Publisher:
Global Wordnet Association
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Pages:
136–143
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https://aclanthology.org/2016.gwc-1.21
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Bill Huang. 2016. WNSpell: a WordNet-Based Spell Corrector. In Proceedings of the 8th Global WordNet Conference (GWC), pages 136–143, Bucharest, Romania. Global Wordnet Association.
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WNSpell: a WordNet-Based Spell Corrector (Huang, GWC 2016)
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