Implement a spell checker.

Topics: Files, loops, functions, arrays

Write a program that repeatedly asks the user to enter a word. After each word is entered, the program tells the user if the word is correctly spelled or not.

Sample run:

Welcome to the spell checker! Please enter a word:

> apple

The word apple is spelled correctly!

Enter another word:

> snake

The word snake is spelled correctly!

Enter another word:

> compooter

WHOA! compooter isn’t a word! Bad human! Learn to spell!

> dinosore

WHOA! dinosore isn’t a word! Bad human! Learn to spell!

To solve this problem: Download the following text file to your program directory. This file is a dictionary listing ALL THE WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: largedictionary.txt

This file contains exactly 202,412 words (you may use this number to decide how big to make your array, if you like). A very smart approach is to create a smaller version of the dictionary (say 10 words) for testing to get things working first.

Suggestion: Break the problem down into steps. For example, you might implement the following “pseudo code”:

1) Create a giant array. Read each word in from the dictionary file and store the word in the array.

2) Enter a loop in which you ask the user to enter a word.

a) Check if the word entered is in your giant array of words.

i) If so, congratulate the user.

ii) If not, berate the user for their flawed spelling.