How do I turn off spell check in Teams?

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How do I turn off spell check in Teams?

Mark 20

How do I turn off spellcheck in teams? Only in a recent update it started happening that while I was typing Dutch messages (I type in Dutch and English to colleagues), it keeps autocorrecting to English. I get this little revert / cog icon whenever it happens. I've clicked on the cog and it brings me to the General Teams settings page where I see the option to "Manage" Editor spellcheck:
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But when I click that, there's no off button. I can add up to 3 languages, but those don't save.
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It is very frustrating...

Mark 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T09:24:53.45+00:00

My version is:
Version

You have Microsoft Teams version 26005.204.4249.1621.

You've got the latest version. It was last checked on 1/20/2026.
Mark 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T09:26:56.9866667+00:00

This is what happens each time:

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Mark 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T09:24:53.45+00:00

My version is:
Version

You have Microsoft Teams version 26005.204.4249.1621.

You've got the latest version. It was last checked on 1/20/2026.
Mark 20 Reputation points

2026-01-20T09:26:56.9866667+00:00

This is what happens each time:

Answer 1

Marian B 0

You first need to select a language in the "Editor spellcheck" section to be able to deactivate the "Correct words while typing" option. Until you select a language, the option is hidden.

But if there is no language selected, it still corrects the words to english (and you can't deactivate it because the button is hidden). Which is a BIG BUG in the code in my opinion. It makes no sense.

JF 15 Reputation points

2026-03-31T08:55:08.0233333+00:00

This is correct for your main org. That it still corrects words even with the option to disable not showing, because no language selected, is a major inconvenience and bad UX - totally agree. But you can make it work if you know how.

But even worse: If you have secondary organizations (tenants) in teams and you switch to them, the selected languages don't save, so you never get the option to disable the auto-correct, but of course it still does the auto correction 🤯. (see my comments to an answer below). No way to disable it there. Just annoying.
Bram Laumans 0 Reputation points

2026-05-01T09:04:09.21+00:00

It is indeed a per-language setting. So you have to disable the spell check for each language separately.

Answer 2

Tõnis Aal 5

There is no option to disable anything.
When i click on Manage, it allows me to add languages but there is no "Save" button or such - as soon as I exit the Manage view the added languages are lost. And yet it keeps constantly highlighting words in Teams in red and green and autocorrecting some of the words at random. This is incredibly frustrating.
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Michiel M 0 Reputation points

2026-04-23T09:40:55.18+00:00

I had the same issue and it was driving me insane.
I found out this was so broken because I was logged into a different tennant. As soon as I switched back to my main tennant (that of my employer instead of our customer) the options stopped being broken.
Tõnis Aal 5 Reputation points

2026-04-23T09:44:42.1933333+00:00

I only have one tenant so this isn't the issue. I still have the issue and it's just really annoying since I have to go back to re-correct the text I've already typed. This is a Teams issue because that's the only app where this happens. Microsoft needs to fix this.
Michiel M 0 Reputation points

2026-04-23T10:09:35.12+00:00

Ah damn, I hoped I could help you solve this since it seemed to be the exact same issue that I was experiencing. Could it then maybe be a setting in your organization that doesnt allow you to alter it? Could maybe be worth looking into. If not: I feel your pain.
Tõnis Aal 5 Reputation points

2026-04-23T10:13:02.4133333+00:00

I'm the global admin for my organisation and I've gone through every setting there possibly is. Right now we are in the process of moving to 365 Business Premium from Standard and I'm hoping this gives some more options to configure things. Let's see.

Answer 3

Marian B 0

I don't know if these settings are related, but in the "Language and regional formats", I have the "Follow OS settings" option checked and my App language is English (United States), see the image below.

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Also, I only added English (United States) in the Editor spellchecker.

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I don't know if this worked for me for other reasons, but maybe this helps somebody else too.

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Answer 4

Anonymous

Dear @Mark,

Good day! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!

Based on your description, I understand that you've you're trying to turn off spell check in Microsoft Teams, but after a recent update it began autocorrecting your Dutch messages into English. The cog icon takes you to the Editor settings, but there's no option to disable spell check, and added languages don’t save, which makes the experience frustrating.

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this issue.

To understand the situation better and provide you with the most suitable support, could you confirm the following information:

When you go to Team Settings > General and scroll down to Editor spellcheck (or when you click on the Gear icon (Settings) when it autocorrected your English), is the option 'Correct words while typing' set to 'On'?
Are others in the same organization with you that have the same new version of Teams experiencing the same issue?

Your confirmation would be very helpful in ensuring you receive the most suitable support!

Regarding this situation, I have tested on my end with 'Correct words while typing' option On, and I had the same experience:

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When I turned off 'Correct words while typing' in Editor spellcheck, I didn't see it being autocorrected anymore:

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I tried with another language as well:

This was when 'Correct words while typing' is set to 'On':

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When I turned it off, it was not autocorrected anymore:

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Therefore, kindly check your editor spellcheck settings again and let me know if it works for you. If not, we can work together to resolve this.

Please understand that our initial response does not always resolve the issue immediately. However, with your help and more detailed information, we can work together to find a solution.

Any updates you’re able to share would be really helpful. I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing how things are going!

Thank you for your time and patience.

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Anonymous

2026-01-21T15:57:57.27+00:00

Dear @Mark,

Good day! I hope everything is going well on your end.

It’s been a little while, so I just wanted to follow up and see how things are progressing with your concern. If you've run into any challenges or if there's anything further that I can help with, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Any updates you’re able to share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again for your time and attention! I look forward to hearing from you.
Merlin Brohl 0 Reputation points

2026-01-28T12:15:10.82+00:00

Hi @Anonymous ,

I have the same issue and the problem is, when you did not select any languages before, the toggle "Correct words when typing" and everything below it is not visible.

I found a workaround in a Reddit Thread, that helped: Click Manage, add three languages, then the options are visible again and you can turn it off.
Anonymous

2026-01-30T14:09:22.9733333+00:00

Hi @Merlin Brohl, Thank you very much for sharing this insight and the workaround you found. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain the root cause.

Your steps are very helpful, and this will definitely help others who run into the same issue.

Thanks again for your support and for contributing such a useful solution.

Wishing you a wonderful day ahead!
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JF 15 Reputation points

2026-01-30T15:24:32.2633333+00:00

Hello, I have the same issue as Mark in the initial post.

Sadly the workaround by Merlin Brohl doesn't work in this case, because the selected languages won't save, so the toggle for disabling auto-correct won't appear. See:

When clicking on "Manage" here:

I can add languages:

But these won't save. When going back to General Settings, it again looks like this:

I'm running Teams version 26005.213.4315.4117 on Windows 11.
I also tried to edit this in Teams Web in Firefox. Result is the same.

Any recommendations?
Anonymous

2026-02-03T16:31:56.1766667+00:00

Hi @JF,

Thank you for your detailed information.

May I ask if other people in your organization have the same issue as you?
JF 15 Reputation points

2026-02-03T18:42:47.9433333+00:00

So for my main organization this works fine: I can add languages there and edit the auto-correct settings for each.

But I have multiple secondary tenants / organizations (if that's how you call it), and for all of them it doesn't work (can't add languages there). I'll try to ask people there if it's the same for them and come back with the answer.
Could this be a restricted setting by the other organizations?

My main issue is: I would be fine with not being able to add languages and have a not-working spellcheck for other languages BUT the auto correction is now enabled by default, so it keeps correcting words to English words when I write in non-English languages in an organization and I can't disable this since it doesn't save the added languages to show the toggle for auto-correction.
JF 15 Reputation points

2026-02-03T18:51:24.9733333+00:00

I asked a friend from a totally different company with totally different secondary organizations: There it's the same. For his main org, he can edit the spellcheck language settings, but for secondary orgs, the selected spellcheck languages are not saved, so the language specific settings can't be adjusted and the default-on auto correction keeps correcting even when it's not wanted.

So this seems to be somehow related to main/secondary orgs, but it's a bit suspicious that it doesn't work for any secondary org we have access to.
JF 15 Reputation points

2026-02-04T09:02:30.19+00:00

I asked someone from one of the secondary orgs (so for them it's their primary) and they can change the setting same as I can for my primary org.
M_M 10 Reputation points

2026-02-04T17:14:04.5866667+00:00

Dont you test your product? This is bare minimum testing to find this bug or issue? What is going on? You implement big changes to the application, rewrite code and what not and 9/10 you've not even tested it properly. The fact that there are only 1-2 threads on this issue and other bugs speaks for itself, people don't care to use it anymore unless its forced by employers.

Why even enable it as default? Shouldn't need a reddit thread to tell you how it is supposed to work.
Anonymous

2026-02-05T16:33:31.2466667+00:00

Hi @JF,

Thank you for your information. Please tell the affected tenants (secondary org) to raise a support ticket so that a Technical Support Engineer can perform a remote session to investigate the situation, verify the backend configurations, and run any necessary synchronization tools to resolve the problem. If the issue requires further attention, they can escalate it to a specialized team for deeper analysis.

As forum moderators, we don’t have access to the detailed logs or backend systems needed to troubleshoot this effectively due to privacy and security constraints. For that reason, the most efficient solution would be to contact Microsoft’s support team directly.

For detailed instructions on how to get support, please tell their IT Admin to refer to Get support - Microsoft 365 admin.

Thank you very much for your understanding and kindness!
Anonymous

2026-02-05T16:37:35.15+00:00

Hi @M_M, Please note that this is a user‑to‑user support forum.

Forum moderators are here to help guide discussions and share knowledge, but we don’t have access to internal systems or the ability to make changes on product behavior.

Please send your feedback about your issue here: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/

Thank you for your feedback.

Kind regards.
JF 15 Reputation points

2026-02-05T16:48:19.25+00:00

@Anonymous Thanks for the feedback; even if it's a bit disappointing. These secondary orgs are customers, I can't contact their M365 admins. I could contact my own M365 admin, but for my primary org it's working, so not sure if that would lead anywhere.

Since I asked other people with different secondary orgs to test this too and it's the same for all of them (primary works, secondaries not), it seems like a general issue. Any other ideas how to contact support about this?
Anonymous

2026-02-06T08:14:44.0266667+00:00

Hi @JF,

Thank you for your time and effort in this matter.

As much as I’d like to assist you directly, only the Microsoft backend team has the necessary access and tools to review this and investigate further.

To contact support regarding this, please reach out to Phone Support and let them know the details and differences that you have found between main and secondary organizations when it comes to this issue.

(Important Note: Sometimes, you may first hear a computer‑generated voice. Please wait for it to finish. If an agent is available, you will be connected to a live representative. Depending on your country or region, you may hear a brief introduction of about 30 seconds such as “You can visit the link…”. You can ignore this message and wait for the options, then press “1” as a business email user, and again “1” for technical help. During peak hours, there might be high call volumes, so we kindly ask for your patience as we work to assist everyone as quickly as possible.)

Thank you for your understanding.

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