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Chrome recently began correcting words with British spelling. I am not sure why this started happening, how can I revert back to American spelling?

In my language settings "English (United States)" appears at the top.

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Make sure you check the box marked "Use this language for spell checking".

Google Spellcheck

If you don't see that box, or get a message saying that you can't use this language for spell checking you will need to perform a couple extra steps.

  • Remove the language.
  • Restart Chrome, you may need to close Chrome in the System Tray as well.
  • Add the language again. This time the box should be available to tick.
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    I do not have the "Enable spell checking" check box in the bottom left, or the "Use this language for spell checking" checkboxes on any my languages. Also I can not remove "English (United States)". I can remove my other languages though. I am on OS X, so that might explain the differences.
    – user71606
    Jun 16, 2016 at 2:59
  • @user71606 See this answer for changing macOS spelling.
    – Muhd
    Mar 8, 2019 at 1:34
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In Chrome 116 on Windows, the settings have changed. Search directly for "Spell Check" enter image description here

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