Google Shares Some Details on How They Account for Spelling Errors in Google Search

Google has once again claimed that every day, one out of 10 search queries is misspelled, and new words are constantly being introduced, along with new ways to misspell them. They then go on to share some details on how they go about fixing those.

• Spelling mistakes tend to fall into two main categories: conceptual and slip-of-finger mistakes.
• To solve for never-before-seen misspellings, they found inspiration in the keyboard design. Their models applied the general concept to all new misspellings, walking down nearby letter replacements until a popular replacement term was identified.
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