Why does Google’s search engine do such an excellent job of correcting typos/spelling mistakes but Google Chrome’s spell checker is horrible at recognizing seemingly obvious typos?
First of all, they're completely different algorithms. Google search relies on user input to suggest correct spellings. So people have searched posive, got it wrong, then typed positive.
The Short Answer
First of all, they're completely different algorithms. Google search relies on user input to suggest correct spellings. So people have searched posive, got it wrong, then typed positive. The algorithm has now linked the two words, and from then on it makes the suggestion (stored on the google server). Chome spell checker is a bit different, it just uses a search function, and matches according to matching letters. It's using an offline database, rather than online – just a list of spelled words. for the record, i use the aussie dictionary on firefox, and it suggested positive. 🙂
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First of all, they're completely different algorithms. Google search relies on user input to suggest correct spellings. So people have searched posive, got it wrong, then typed positive. The algorithm has now linked the two words, and from then on…
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