Design and Implementation of Punjabi Spell Checker

Spellcheckers are the basic tools needed for word processing and document preparation. Designing a spell checker for Indian languages such as Punjabi poses many new challenges not found in English, which complicates the design of the spell checker. Punjabi language is far different from Western languages in phonetic properties and grammatical rules. Thus the existing algorithms and techniques that are being used to check the spelling and to generate efficient suggestions for mis-spelt words of English and other Western languages are not actually suitable for Punjabi; rather it needs different algorithms and techniques for expected efficiency. This paper presents the complete design and implementation of a Punjabi spell checker.