Why is this typo not detected?

[ckrenslehner]

I have a file with the following content

Example
Examplle // This is not detected by typos
Exsiting // This is found
Existing

Why is Examplle not found as typo?
I have no configuration in the dir and I just run typos

Software\third-party\temp
> typos --words
file
txt
Example
Examplle
This
is
not
detected
by
typos
Exsiting
Existing

[epage]

From our FAQ entry for "Why was ... not corrected?"

If it is showing up, likely typos doesn't know about it yet.

typos maintains a list of known typo corrections to keep the false positive count low so it can safely run unassisted.

This is in contrast to most spell checking UIs people use where there is a known list of valid words. In this case, the spell checker tries to guess your intent by finding the closest-looking word. It then has a gauge for when a word isn't close enough and assumes you know best. The user has the opportunity to verify these corrections and explicitly allow or reject them.

For more on the trade offs of these approaches, see Design.

• To correct it locally, see also our False Positives documentation.
• To contribute your correction, see Contribute

[ckrenslehner]

thanks, I commented to the pinned issue