# New (ish) to Gramps and Genealogy

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**Created:** [January 31, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-ish-to-gramps-and-genealogy/9096 "2026-01-31T00:18:46Z")\
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Yes, there are dictionaries for a multitude of languages. But (other than the base British English dictionary and USA dialect of GUI language) added dictionaries and languages are optional during installation.

Click on the screen capture below to read an interesting discussion about dictionary selection.

> [@en\_US Dictionary not selected by default on Windows running US English](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/en-us-dictionary-not-selected-by-default-on-windows-running-us-english/4078/1):
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> ![Gramp 5.2 beta2-1 en_US dictionary not selected](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/b/b59e65047e1d2b0c91bedb045b5a4142014c63cc.jpeg)

There is a wiki page about troubleshooting the spellcheck. But it is from before Gramps changed spelling systems. So that webpage is likely to have directions that are outdated.

[https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Troubleshoot\_Spellcheck](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Troubleshoot_Spellcheck)

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