# Can raspell create a dictionary?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-raspell-create-a-dictionary/195720>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 29, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-raspell-create-a-dictionary/195720 "2010-09-29T02:08:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![plambert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@plambert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/plambert)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-raspell-create-a-dictionary/195720/1 "2010-09-29T02:08:34Z")

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I’m just starting to use raspell, and it looks like it might be just  
for working with existing dictionaries. I know “aspell” can create  
dictionaries, but is there an API in raspell for doing that?

Thanks,  
–Paul