Fact · Dictation on Mac
Voice Control's Spelling mode enters text character by character, for passwords, web addresses and other strings that are not words.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Spelling mode is helpful when you need to enter a password, a web address, or another sequence of characters that wouldn't be recognized as a word in Dictation mode.”
Voice Control commands to interact with your Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide (macOS 27 version of the page), 2026, Enter text.
Open the original- What it measures
- Spelling mode also accepts the phonetic alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie).
- What it does not show
- Spelling mode is not available in all Voice Control languages.
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