Vocabulary
Teach Epilude how to spell names, acronyms, and jargon so they come out right every time you dictate.
Coming June 2026
Vocabulary isn't available yet. This page describes how it'll work when it ships.
Vocabulary lets you tell Epilude exactly how to spell the words you use most. Add a coworker's name, your company's acronym, or a technical term once, and Epilude will spell it your way for every dictation that follows.
How Vocabulary works
Each Vocabulary entry is a pair:
- Phrase — what you say (or what the transcription gets close to)
- Preferred spelling — how Epilude should write it
Vocabulary corrections run on every dictation, in any app, at every Cleanup level. They're applied before shortcuts and any AI rewrite, so the rest of the pipeline always sees your preferred spelling.
Two kinds of fixes
Use Vocabulary for words a transcription engine consistently mis-spells (names, brands, jargon). Use Shortcuts for short triggers that expand into longer phrases.
Adding a word
Open Vocabulary
Open Epilude and click Vocabulary in the sidebar.
Click Add word
Click the Add word button in the top-right of the page.
Enter the phrase and preferred spelling
Type the phrase as you'd say it (or as a transcription would render it), then the preferred spelling you want. Examples:
| Phrase | Preferred spelling |
|---|---|
| epilude | Epilude |
| kara mass | Kara Maas |
| API | API |
| we work | WeWork |
Save
Save the entry, then dictate the phrase in any text field. Epilude swaps it for your preferred spelling on the way in.
Quick-add from anywhere
You can add words to your Vocabulary without opening Epilude. The default hotkey is ⌘⇧D:
- With text selected — Highlight a word in any app, press ⌘⇧D, and Epilude opens the editor pre-filled with the selected text.
- No selection — Press ⌘⇧D right after a dictation and Epilude offers the last word you dictated.
Change the hotkey in Settings → Hotkeys → Quick-add to Vocabulary.
Importing words
The Import button in the top-right of the page accepts a list of entries you can paste in at once — handy if you're moving from another tool or have a glossary in a spreadsheet. Each row becomes one Vocabulary entry.
Managing your entries
The Vocabulary page lists every word you've saved with a counter at the top showing your usage against the 1,000-entry limit. Search filters by phrase or preferred spelling. Click any entry to edit it, or use the trash icon to delete — there's a short undo window in case you click the wrong one.
The master toggle at the top of the page pauses every correction at once without deleting your entries. Useful for testing whether Vocabulary or the transcription engine is responsible for an unexpected word.
Tips for good entries
- Add entries when you notice a pattern. If a word came out wrong twice in a row, add it.
- One entry per spelling. Don't add five variations of the same name — pick the one your transcription actually produces.
- Names and brands matter most. Generic words usually come out fine; proper nouns are where Vocabulary pays off.
Troubleshooting
- My entry isn't taking effect. Make sure Vocabulary is enabled at the top of the page. Check what your transcription actually produced — if the engine heard "Cara" but your phrase is "Kara", add a second entry.
- The preferred spelling is being rewritten. At Cleanup levels Light, Medium, or High, the AI sees your preferred spelling and respects it. If it's getting changed, drop Cleanup to None or open a support ticket with the dictation log.
- I hit the entry limit. Remove entries you no longer need, or use Shortcuts for longer phrases that don't strictly need spelling correction.