Adding words to iPhone 4 dictionary?

[TheBiggmann]

Is it possible to add words to the iPhone's dictionary? There are certain words that i use decently frequently that always get autocorrected, and I would like to add them to the dictionary to avoid this, but I can't seem to find how/if thats possible. I know on my Bold 9700 it was super easy to do, and I can't imagine they wouldn't let you do that.

 

[Roo Zilla]

Yes, you can do it.

Go to: Settings>General>keyboard

From there, add an international keyboard. Once you do that, the "edit user dictionary" option appears.

 

[Alli]

There was a terrific tip thread posted in the TiPb's next blogger forum with instructions on how to do this.

 

[ctt1wbw]

Shibby. Super shibby.

 

[jonmark]

tried that, didn't work ... i have a 3gs tho, does it work on that?

 

[anon(4698833)]

Adding the word "Hell" was a gift to myself...i wanted to throw my phone through a wall every time it changed it to "he'll".

 

[jonmark]

ah, got it to work, I didn't know the int'l keyboard to add had to be Chinese Traditional pinyin ... But even when I add a word to the dictionary, it'll still auto-capitalize it ... Even when I turn auto-capitalization off, say for instance, "hun" keeps getting changed to "Hun". Any suggestions?

 

[jonmark]

Adding the word "Hell" was a gift to myself...i wanted to throw my phone through a wall every time it changed it to "he'll".

I added "hell" and it's still auto-correcting to "he'll" .. =/ .. lol I'm frustrated.

 

[Jellotime91]

Just reading about hell/he'll is making me pop a blood vessel.

 

[jairo1daywrk4apple]

Yes, you can do it.

Go to: Settings>General>keyboard

From there, add an international keyboard. Once you do that, the "edit user dictionary" option appears.

didnt work for me at all, "edit user dictionary" doesnt appear

 

[sting7k]

Is it possible to add words to the iPhone's dictionary? There are certain words that i use decently frequently that always get autocorrected, and I would like to add them to the dictionary to avoid this, but I can't seem to find how/if thats possible. I know on my Bold 9700 it was super easy to do, and I can't imagine they wouldn't let you do that.

Go into the notes or text app and type the word you want a few times. When the suggested correction comes up hit the X to cancel it. After 3-4 tiems doing this the word should be added to the dictionary.

 

[Fausty82]

didnt work for me at all, "edit user dictionary" doesnt appear

same here... no option...

 

[jairo1daywrk4apple]

Go into the notes or text app and type the word you want a few times. When the suggested correction comes up hit the X to cancel it. After 3-4 tiems doing this the word should be added to the dictionary.

just did that, wrote hell 11 times, still asking to switch to he'll

 

[TheBiggmann]

I've also tried all of the above with no luck...

 

[Alli]

Find the post I mentioned above. It has specific directions. Not just any int'l keyboard will do.

 

[jairo1daywrk4apple]

Find the post I mentioned above. It has specific directions. Not just any int'l keyboard will do.

yea i found what you had said alli but idk
i have to actually use the chinese keyboard and sometimes the symbols come out, and it seems more complicated? or maybe im using the wrong one?

 

[bamf-hacker]

Just tested and it works. Add Chinese Traditional pinyin as a keyboard then the edit user dictionary shows up.

 

[dlrpjem1212]

In Mobile Safari, open a new browser, type in the word/words into the Google search field. This should put the words in to your phone's dictionary.

 

[TJGraham]

Accessing the dictionary

This settings > general > keyboard thing doesnt work on the iPhone 4s ! any more suggestions ?

 

[TJGraham]

edit user dictionary

maybe i'm missing something i have tried all the different international keyboards .. Where does the "edit user dictionary"appear ?