Spell Check In The Transcript

ScriptCut now underlines misspelled words directly in your transcript and suggests fixes based on the sentence around them, free on every plan.

What it is

Spelling underlines live inside the Check spelling window in Cleanup. Turn it on and every misspelled word gets a red wavy line, just like a word processor. Hover a word (or tap it on a phone) to see corrections, click to fix it on the spot, or add it to your dictionary if it's a name or term you use often. It's on by default and your choice sticks until you change it.

Why it matters

A typo in your transcript is more than cosmetic. It can throw off searches, confuse a client reading your review link, or slip into a downloaded script. Fixing it used to mean retyping the word, which risks pulling your text out of sync with the timecodes. Spell check gives you a safe way to catch and fix errors without touching anything else.

The whole thing runs in your browser against a built in dictionary. Nothing is sent to a server, it costs nothing, and it never uses AI credits, same as the checker that powers it.

How it works

Open Check spelling from the Tools menu and it scans your whole transcript, listing each suspect word once with up to three suggested corrections, the sentence it appears in, and how many times it shows up. The order of those suggestions isn't just about which word looks closest. It weighs how common each word is in spoken English and how it fits the words on either side, so the same typo can get a different fix depending on context. "The stor" becomes "store." "A great stor" becomes "story."

Pick a correction and it fixes every occurrence of that word at once. Nothing changes until you press Fix, and Undo brings it right back. Because a correction always swaps one word for one word, your timecodes never move.

The checker skips names, brands, ALL-CAPS words, anything with a digit, words said three or more times, hesitation noises, and common production terms like b-roll, voiceover, or timecode. That keeps the list short and focused on real mistakes.

Fixing spelling is always safe

In Cleanup, fixing spelling and splitting a line are the only edits that never break sync with your audio and timecodes. Deleting or retyping whole words can pull your export out of sync. Spell check fits neatly into that safe zone, so you can clean up typos without any risk to your final timeline.

Who this helps

Anyone building a script from a long recording benefits, whether you're editing a podcast, a documentary interview, a panel discussion, or a batch of UGC clips. It's especially useful before you send a client an approval link or download a transcript for subtitles, since a clean transcript reads better and looks more professional.

Ready to see it in action? Open a project and check your transcript in ScriptCut.