Best spell check plugins for WordPress
The most popular spell check plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. 404 Solution leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress (4K+) and WP Spell Check (2K+). All 10 plugins tagged “spell check” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 spell check plugins
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404 SolutionThe most installed spell check plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 44 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 2.
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress4K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 15 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
WP Spell Check2K+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 39 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Perfect Tense100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
Qalam Arabic AI Writing Assistant Plugin10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 6.Misspelling Reporter
10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 7.
Site Spell CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
SEOMedic Simple Grammar CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 9.
Namoman Korean SpellerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 10.
SpellmaticFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “spell check”

404 Solution
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,076by Aaron1 day ago
Automatically redirect 404 errors to the right page using a 7-engine matching pipeline and spell-checking algorithm. Zero configuration required.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(44)
- Downloads
- 111/day

WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,593by WebSpellChecker2 months ago
WProofreader checks spelling, grammar, and style in real-time while editing in WordPress.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.7(15)
- Downloads
- 40/day

WP Spell Check
#4,702by WP Spell Check1 month ago
Proofread & Audit your WordPress website with One Click! Find & fix the errors and build a professional image for your business.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 2.9(39)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Perfect Tense
Down in the last 7 days:29#16,717by Perfect Tense8 years ago
Perfect Tense is an AI-powered, spelling and grammar corrector. Perfect Tense will automatically detect and fix mistakes, proofread entire blog posts, …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Qalam Arabic AI Writing Assistant Plugin
#29,103by Qalam.ai2 years ago
Qalam plugin for WordPress adds AI based grammar, spell check, and Tashkeel "Diacritization" capabilities to your website content in Arabic Language.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Misspelling Reporter
Up in the last 7 days:7,044#36,678by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)13 years ago
Allows users to highlight misspelled text and report to the site/article admins. Inspired by #BeachPress 2013
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Site Spell Checker
#52,466by Andy Brudtkuhl7 days ago
Private spell checking for the block editor. Checks titles and content in your browser with a per-site dictionary. Your content stays in your browser.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 52/day

SEOMedic Simple Grammar Checker
Up in the last 7 days:651#55,013by andrewmurray2 days ago
Fix grammar across every post in one click — keep older content fresh for Google and see a proprietary Post Score for each page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Namoman Korean Speller
Down in the last 7 days:942#55,658by namoman4 months ago
A safe and smart Korean spell checking tool for Gutenberg. Preserve your HTML formatting while fixing spelling and grammar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Spellmatic
Down in the last 7 days:3,116#70,312by Cary Molyneux1 month ago
Scan and fix spelling and grammar errors across your entire WordPress site in one click — including Elementor, Avada, Divi, and WPBakery content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day