How to add a dictionary for spell check in Android Studio / IntelliJ Idea

Question

I have been using Android Studio in Spanish, and it bothers me that it highlights as incorrect words which are spelt correctly.

Can I add a Spanish dictionary to Android

Answer 1

1. Go to Settings -> Spelling -> Dictionaries
2. Click +
3. Select path to your dictionaries folder (inside you must have plaintext word lists with .dic extension)
4. Restart Android Studio

Answer 2

Its Very Easy

Step 1: Go to File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling

Step 2: In Spelling -> select Tab 'Dictionaries'

Step 3: Click on '+'

Step 4: Select File that You want to put(file must be .dic extension)

Remember by default English language dictionary comes.

RESTART Android Studio is necessary.

Answer 3

You can download the Spanish (or any other language) ASCII dictionary from http://www.winedt.org/dictASCII.html and then add it to Android Studio as sebaszw said:

1. Go to Settings -> Spelling -> Dictionaries
2. Click plus symbol(+)
3. Select path to your dictionaries folder (inside you must have plaintext word lists with .dic extension)
4. Restart Android Studio

It worked for me without restarting Android Studio

Answer 4

Go into your Settings. Under "Language and Keyboard", go to and select "Android Keyboard" -> "Input language". Choose Spanish. That should do it!

Or, on Android 4, go to Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> Touch Input (settings button) -> Personal Dictionary -> Edit personal dictionary

The following link shows how to implement a spellchecker - you can implement this for multiple languages.

Answer 5

In Android Studio (1.2.1.1 - 2.3.3) you can find this here:

File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling -> Dictionaries, and click "+" sign next to "Custom Dictionaries Folders" grid.

Important Note: You need to use UTF-8 character coding in your "language.dic" file if you would like to use an exotic language like Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.

1. Download from http://www.winedt.org/dict.html the UNICODE language file.
2. Unzip and open it with Windows Notepad.
3. Use "Save as" and choose UTF-8 coding.
4. Open this file with Android Studio: File -> Settings -> Editor -> Spelling -> Dictionaries, and click "+" sign next to "Custom Dictionaries Folders" grid.
5. Restart Android Studio. Smile! You have not problems with nasty letters like "éÉíÍóÓöÖőŐúÚüÜűŰ".