Hunspell

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Hunspell

Summary

Hunspell is a spell checker[1]. Hunspell draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (spell_checker category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hunspell's instance of is recorded as spell checker[3].
  • Hunspell's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Hunspell's based on is recorded as MySpell[5].
  • Hunspell's developer is recorded as Red Hat[6].
  • Hunspell's developer is recorded as FLOSS contributor[7].
  • Hunspell's copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • Hunspell's copyright license is recorded as Mozilla Public License, version 1.1[9].
  • Hunspell's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • Hunspell's operating system is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Hunspell's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.3[13].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[14].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[15].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.4[16].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[17].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.2[18].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[19].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[20].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.4[21].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[22].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[23].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0[24].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[25].
  • Hunspell's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.2[26].
  • Hunspell's has use is recorded as spell checker[27].

Why It Matters

Hunspell draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (spell_checker category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] Hunspell has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hunspell. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hunspell
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hunspell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hunspell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hunspell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Instance of
    Inception +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Programmed in Q2407
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/211625cfcb33|details]])"
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