I’ve been a long time user of flyspell-mode and flyspell-prog-mode, but admittedly I keep forgetting some of it’s keybindings. And there aren’t that many of them to begin with!

This article is my n-th attempt to help me memorize anything besides C-c $. So, here we go:

  • M-t (flyspell-auto-correct-word) - press this while in word with typo in it to trigger auto-correct. You can press it repeatedly to cycle through the list of candidates.
  • C-, (flyspell-goto-next-error) - go to the next typo in the current buffer
  • C-. (flyspell-auto-correct-word) - same as M-t
  • C-; (flyspell-auto-correct-previous-word) - automatically correct the last misspelled word. (you can cycle here as well)

Last, but not least, there’s the only command I never forget - C-c $ (flyspell-correct-word-before-point). Why is this my go-to command? Well, its name is a bit misleading, as it can do two things:

  • auto-correct the word at (or before) point
  • add the same word to your personal dictionary, so Flyspell and ispell will stop flagging it

Good stuff!

There are more commands, but those are the ones you really need to know.1

If you ever forget any of them, just do a quick C-h m RET flyspell-mode.

Do you have some tips to share about using flyspell-mode (and maybe ispell as well)?

That’s all I have for you today! Keep fixing those typos!

P.S. If you’re completely new to flyspell-mode, you may want to check this article on the subject as well.

  1. Unless you’d like to trigger auto-correct with your mouse, that is. ↩