# How can I remove a word added to spell check dictionary?

**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [3 April 2025 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723 "2025-04-03T16:49:19Z")
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### Author: ![kylrth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kylrth/32/19525_2.png) [@kylrth](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/kylrth)
#### Post date: [3 April 2025 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/1 "2025-04-03T16:49:19Z")

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### Operating system

Linux

### Joplin version

3.2.13

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.2.13 (prod, linux)

Client ID: be5cabbce2b644e6b013c1b2c016f3e4  
Sync Version: 3  
Profile Version: 47  
Keychain Supported: No

Backup: 1.4.2  
Conflict Resolution: 1.2.3  
Freehand Drawing: 2.14.0  
JoplinAW: 1.1.0  
Templates: 2.4.0

### Editor

Markdown Editor

### What issue do you have?

I accidentally added "taht" to the dictionary... I tried to delete it following instructions [here](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-delete-an-entry-in-the-spell-checker-dictionary/25228) but the `Custom Dictionary.txt` does not seem to exist. Was the user dictionary implementation updated sometime between then and now?

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### Author: ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)
#### Post date: [3 April 2025 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/2 "2025-04-03T22:45:23Z")

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> [@kylrth](#):
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> `Custom Dictionary.txt` does not seem to exist.

In windows :

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/e/9/e978b2951ce8cbf3d47484d6414cfdac99f482bb.png)

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### Author: ![Eduardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Eduardo](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Eduardo)
#### Post date: [4 April 2025 01:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/3 "2025-04-04T01:54:36Z")

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In Ubuntu 24.04

 ![Screenshot from 2025-04-03 22-51-44](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/b/1/b12f888a0d723d6467665968645221b0bb47f493.png)

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### Author: ![Steph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/steph/32/17080_2.png) [@Steph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Steph)
#### Post date: [4 April 2025 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/4 "2025-04-04T19:21:31Z")

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> [@kylrth](#):
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> I tried to delete it following instructions [here](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-delete-an-entry-in-the-spell-checker-dictionary/25228)

Did you find the file and did you suceed to follow instructions ?

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### Author: ![kylrth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kylrth/32/19525_2.png) [@kylrth](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/kylrth)
#### Post date: [7 April 2025 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/5 "2025-04-07T15:15:56Z")

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I did not. Here are the contents of my Joplin profile folder:

```sh
$ ls .config/Joplin/
blob_storage/ Crash Reports/ Preferences
Cache/ Dictionaries/ Session Storage/
Code Cache/ GPUCache/ TransportSecurity
Cookies Local Storage/ window-state-prod.json
Cookies-journal Network Persistent State

```

```sh
$ ls .config/Joplin/Dictionaries/
en-US-9-0.bdic fr-FR-3-0.bdic

```

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### Author: ![kylrth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/kylrth/32/19525_2.png) [@kylrth](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/kylrth)
#### Post date: [7 April 2025 15:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/6 "2025-04-07T15:23:09Z")

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Ah, it was hiding in the flatpak directory. I switched to a flatpak installation at one point but still had the old config directories present.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [7 May 2025 15:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-can-i-remove-a-word-added-to-spell-check-dictionary/44723/7 "2025-05-07T15:23:27Z")

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