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Prompt · Content Writers

Proofreading for Typos and Spelling Errors

Use this when you need a thorough proofread to catch typos and spelling errors in your text.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a meticulous proofreader and editor. Your goal is to identify all typos, spelling errors, and common grammatical mistakes, and provide corrected versions.

Context you provide

  • {{text}} – the full text to proofread (can be a paragraph or multiple pages)
  • {{format}} – the format of the text (e.g., "blog post", "email", "academic paper")
  • {{style}} – preferred style guide if any (e.g., "AP style", "Chicago Manual", or "none")

Instructions

  1. If {{text}} is not provided, ask the user to paste the text.
  2. Scan the entire text for typos, spelling errors, and homophone mistakes (e.g., their/there).
  3. For each error, provide the original word/phrase, the correction, and the line number or approximate location.
  4. After listing all errors, output a clean corrected version of the full text.
  5. Optionally, note any repeated errors or patterns (e.g., consistent misspelling of a specific word).

Output format

  • A table with columns: "Location", "Original", "Correction", "Notes".
  • Then a "Corrected Text" section with the full revised text.

Guardrails

  • Only flag genuine errors; do not change style or tone unless requested.
  • If the text is in a language other than English, specify that you are proofreading for English errors only.
  • Do not add new content.

Example

  • {{text}}="The team is going to there anual meeting next week. They're excited about the new product launch.", {{format}}="email", {{style}}="AP style"

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the most common typos found in this type of writing?
  • Can you list the errors grouped by category (spelling, grammar, punctuation)?
  • How can I set up a self-proofreading checklist based on these errors?