Create a Spell Checker utility using Java

[Anindita M. Majumdar]

I am to create a spell checker utility, as a case study. The question says I am allowed to use a computerized dictionary as source of works and then design and implement a spell-checker applet in Java.The program should ask the user to enter a word.The program then look for the word in the array if spelled correctly it print "Word is spelled correctly" elese otherwise.The program then try to look for a word close to this word and then ask the user if he means that.
It also replaces each double letter with a single letter and other test to improve the value of the checker.

Plz suggest how to import a computerized dictionary as source of works.Then what should be the flow like?

Thanks in advance

[Chetan Parekh]

Check Jazzy: The Java Open Source Spell Checker

[William Brogden]

Trying to find "close" words is an interesting problem. I used the "Metaphone" phonetic coding algorithm in a program for a client. The Apache Software Foundation - Commons project has an implementation of Metaphone and other phonetic coding tools.
Bill

[Stan James]

See also one of my favorites: the Ternary Search Tree. The sample applet with that article spell checks as you type each letter. It can be used for an auto-complete kinda thing. I don't recall if he has anything for finding "close" words, but the matching stuff is lightning fast. The applet sure isn't ... it's worth the long wait to run it tho.

[Garrett Rowe]

Here is a link to some plain text word lists if you dont already have one.