diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 3094ce6fa1..0277fbdf43 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ pub fn canvas_view(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, idx: usize, rect:
                     crate::canvas_tool_menu::open_view(app, &ctx, tool, [p.x, p.y], xf.to_doc(p));
                 }
             } else {
-                crate::canvas_tool_menu::open(app, &ctx, tool, [p.x, p.y]);
+                crate::canvas_tool_menu::open_at(app, &ctx, tool, [p.x, p.y], Some(xf.to_doc(p)));
             }
         }
         // The (temporary) Hand pans above; its gestures never reach the tool underneath. While a
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas_tool_menu.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas_tool_menu.rs
index b6b86111e1..7fe4fce9e3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas_tool_menu.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas_tool_menu.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,30 @@ pub struct CanvasToolMenu {
     /// Opened while a Type tool edits text: the text and type rows instead of the tool's actions.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub text: bool,
+    /// The misspelled word under the pointer when the type edit menu opened: its suggestions head
+    /// the menu.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub spelling: Option<Spelling>,
 }
 
+/// A misspelled word in the type layer being edited (`edit.checkSpelling`'s `list` entry).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Spelling {
+    pub layer: u64,
+    /// The word's characters `start..end` in the layer's text.
+    pub start: usize,
+    pub end: usize,
+    pub word: String,
+    pub suggestions: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// Most suggestions the type edit menu lists.
+const MAX_SUGGESTIONS: usize = 3;
+/// The spelling rows' ids: `spelling.replace.<n>` picks the n-th suggestion.
+const SPELLING_REPLACE: &str = "spelling.replace.";
+const SPELLING_NONE: &str = "spelling.none";
+const SPELLING_ADD: &str = "spelling.add";
+
 /// One menu row: label and command id. `None` is a separator.
 pub type Row = Option<(&'static str, &'static str)>;
 
@@ -275,7 +297,7 @@ pub fn rows(menu: &CanvasToolMenu) -> &'static [Row] {
 
 /// Is `command` one of the open menu's rows, and enabled?
 pub fn available(app: &PhotocraftApp, menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str) -> bool {
-    rows(menu).iter().flatten().any(|(_, id)| *id == command) && entry_enabled(app, menu, command)
+    (rows(menu).iter().flatten().any(|(_, id)| *id == command) || is_spelling(menu, command)) && entry_enabled(app, menu, command)
 }
 
 /// Is `command` the transform box's current mode (checked in the transform menu)?
@@ -311,6 +333,49 @@ pub fn editing_text(app: &PhotocraftApp, tool: Tool) -> bool {
     tool.is_type() && app.ui.text_edit.is_some()
 }
 
+/// The misspelled word of the edited text under document point `doc`, with its suggestions.
+fn spelling_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, doc: [f64; 2]) -> Option<Spelling> {
+    let layer = app.ui.text_edit.as_ref()?.layer;
+    if !doc.iter().all(|v| v.is_finite()) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let at = crate::type_tool::offset_at(app, photocraft_doc::LayerId(layer), doc[0], doc[1]);
+    let found = app.session.execute("edit.checkSpelling", json!({"action": "list", "layer": layer, "suggestions": MAX_SUGGESTIONS})).ok()?;
+    let hit = found["misspellings"].as_array()?.iter().find(|m| {
+        let (a, b) = (m["start"].as_u64().unwrap_or(u64::MAX) as usize, m["end"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0) as usize);
+        a <= at && at <= b
+    })?;
+    Some(Spelling {
+        layer,
+        start: hit["start"].as_u64()? as usize,
+        end: hit["end"].as_u64()? as usize,
+        word: hit["word"].as_str()?.to_string(),
+        suggestions: hit["suggestions"].as_array()?.iter().filter_map(|s| s.as_str().map(str::to_string)).take(MAX_SUGGESTIONS).collect(),
+    })
+}
+
+/// The spelling rows heading the type edit menu (label, id): the suggestions, or a greyed note
+/// when there are none, then Add to Dictionary. Empty away from a misspelled word.
+pub fn spelling_rows(menu: &CanvasToolMenu) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    let Some(sp) = menu.spelling.as_ref().filter(|_| menu.text) else { return Vec::new() };
+    let mut rows: Vec<(String, String)> = sp.suggestions.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, s)| (s.clone(), format!("{SPELLING_REPLACE}{i}"))).collect();
+    if rows.is_empty() {
+        rows.push(("No Spelling Suggestions".into(), SPELLING_NONE.into()));
+    }
+    rows.push(("Add to Dictionary".into(), SPELLING_ADD.into()));
+    rows
+}
+
+/// Is `command` one of the menu's spelling rows?
+fn is_spelling(menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str) -> bool {
+    spelling_rows(menu).iter().any(|(_, id)| id == command)
+}
+
+/// Does a spelling row's label come from the UI (translated) rather than from the dictionary?
+pub fn spelling_label_is_ui(id: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(id, SPELLING_NONE | SPELLING_ADD)
+}
+
 /// Right-click over a Free Transform box: its modes.
 pub fn open_transform(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, pos: [f32; 2]) -> bool {
     if !pos.iter().all(|v| v.is_finite()) {
@@ -328,6 +393,7 @@ pub fn open_transform(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, pos: [f32; 2]) ->
         pasteboard: false,
         anchor: None,
         text: false,
+        spelling: None,
     });
     crate::canvas_popup::mark_open(ctx, menu_id());
     true
@@ -346,10 +412,24 @@ pub fn engine_call(menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str) -> (String, Value) {
         Some(c) if menu.pasteboard => ("prefs.set".into(), json!({"values": {"interface.canvasColor": c.name()}})),
         _ if menu.pasteboard => ("prefs.set".into(), json!({})),
         _ if menu.text && matches!(command, FAUX_BOLD | FAUX_ITALIC) => ("type.setStyle".into(), json!({})),
+        _ if is_spelling(menu, command) => spelling_call(menu, command),
         _ => (command.into(), json!({})),
     }
 }
 
+/// The `edit.checkSpelling` call a spelling row makes: replace the word with a suggestion, or add
+/// it to the user dictionary.
+fn spelling_call(menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str) -> (String, Value) {
+    let Some(sp) = menu.spelling.as_ref() else { return ("edit.checkSpelling".into(), json!({})) };
+    let replace = command.strip_prefix(SPELLING_REPLACE).and_then(|n| n.parse::<usize>().ok()).and_then(|n| sp.suggestions.get(n));
+    match replace {
+        Some(to) => {
+            ("edit.checkSpelling".into(), json!({"action": "change", "layer": sp.layer, "start": sp.start, "end": sp.end, "word": sp.word, "replace": to}))
+        }
+        None => ("edit.checkSpelling".into(), json!({"action": "addToDictionary", "word": sp.word})),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Does a right-click with `tool` at document point `doc` open the pasteboard menu? Outside the
 /// image, for the tools whose right-click has no job there: not the painting tools (their Brush
 /// Preset picker or right-button erase), the Pen (its path menu) or text being edited.
@@ -377,6 +457,7 @@ pub fn open_pasteboard(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, tool: Tool, pos:
         pasteboard: true,
         anchor: None,
         text: false,
+        spelling: None,
     });
     crate::canvas_popup::mark_open(ctx, menu_id());
     true
@@ -406,6 +487,8 @@ pub fn entry_enabled(app: &PhotocraftApp, menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str)
     }
     if menu.text {
         return match command {
+            SPELLING_NONE => false,
+            c if is_spelling(menu, c) => app.ui.text_edit.is_some(),
             FAUX_BOLD | FAUX_ITALIC => app.ui.text_edit.is_some(),
             c => TYPE_EDIT_MENU.iter().flatten().any(|(_, id)| *id == c) && crate::menus::is_enabled(app, c),
         };
@@ -449,6 +532,12 @@ pub fn entry_enabled(app: &PhotocraftApp, menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str)
 }
 
 pub fn open(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, tool: Tool, pos: [f32; 2]) -> bool {
+    open_at(app, ctx, tool, pos, None)
+}
+
+/// [`open`] for a right-click at document point `doc`: over a misspelled word of the text being
+/// edited, the menu starts with its spelling suggestions.
+pub fn open_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, tool: Tool, pos: [f32; 2], doc: Option<[f64; 2]>) -> bool {
     let text = editing_text(app, tool);
     if !(applies(tool) || text) || !pos.iter().all(|v| v.is_finite()) {
         return false;
@@ -458,7 +547,9 @@ pub fn open(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, tool: Tool, pos: [f32; 2]) -
     let has_selection = app.session.active().is_some_and(|s| s.doc.selection.is_some());
     let has_path = crate::vector_ui::active_path_name(app).is_some() || app.ui.pen.as_ref().is_some_and(|p| p.knots.len() >= 2);
     let path_name = crate::vector_ui::active_path_name(app);
-    app.ui.canvas_tool_menu = Some(CanvasToolMenu { pos, tool, has_selection, has_path, path_name, transform: false, pasteboard: false, anchor: None, text });
+    let spelling = if text { doc.and_then(|d| spelling_at(app, d)) } else { None };
+    app.ui.canvas_tool_menu =
+        Some(CanvasToolMenu { pos, tool, has_selection, has_path, path_name, transform: false, pasteboard: false, anchor: None, text, spelling });
     crate::canvas_popup::mark_open(ctx, menu_id());
     true
 }
@@ -481,6 +572,7 @@ pub fn open_view(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, tool: Tool, pos: [f32;
         pasteboard: false,
         anchor: Some(doc),
         text: false,
+        spelling: None,
     });
     crate::canvas_popup::mark_open(ctx, menu_id());
     true
@@ -521,6 +613,8 @@ pub fn choose(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, command: &str) {
         choose_pasteboard(app, &menu, command)
     } else if menu.anchor.is_some() {
         choose_view(app, ctx, &menu, command)
+    } else if menu.text && is_spelling(&menu, command) {
+        choose_spelling(app, &menu, command)
     } else if menu.text {
         choose_type(app, ctx, command)
     } else if menu.tool == Tool::Pen && !menu.transform {
@@ -538,6 +632,19 @@ pub fn choose(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, command: &str) {
     }
 }
 
+/// A spelling row: replace the word under the pointer (the caret lands after the replacement), or
+/// add it to the user dictionary.
+fn choose_spelling(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, menu: &CanvasToolMenu, command: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let (id, params) = engine_call(menu, command);
+    let result = app.run(&id, params)?;
+    if let Some(end) = result["end"].as_u64().map(|e| e as usize)
+        && let Some(e) = app.ui.text_edit.as_mut()
+    {
+        (e.caret, e.anchor) = (end, end);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// A type edit row. Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Select All run as their Edit and Select menu items,
 /// which act on the text while it is being edited (Paste asks the window for the clipboard text).
 fn choose_type(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context, command: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -668,6 +775,17 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context) {
             ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.y = 0.0;
             ui.set_width(200.0);
             crate::widgets::menu_scroll(ui, |ui| {
+                let spelling = spelling_rows(&menu);
+                for (label, command) in &spelling {
+                    let text = if spelling_label_is_ui(command) { tl!(label).to_string() } else { label.clone() };
+                    let item = egui::Button::new(text).min_size(egui::vec2(200.0, 20.0));
+                    if ui.add_enabled(entry_enabled(app, &menu, command), item).clicked() {
+                        selected = Some(command.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+                if !spelling.is_empty() {
+                    ui.separator();
+                }
                 for row in rows(&menu) {
                     let Some((label, command)) = *row else {
                         ui.separator();
@@ -675,14 +793,14 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &Context) {
                     };
                     let item = egui::Button::selectable(mode_checked(app, &menu, command), tl!(label)).min_size(egui::vec2(200.0, 20.0));
                     if ui.add_enabled(entry_enabled(app, &menu, command), item).clicked() {
-                        selected = Some(command);
+                        selected = Some((*command).to_string());
                     }
                 }
             });
         });
     });
     if let Some(command) = selected {
-        choose(app, ctx, command);
+        choose(app, ctx, &command);
     } else if crate::canvas_popup::outside_pressed(ctx, id, area.response.rect) {
         app.ui.canvas_tool_menu = None;
     }
@@ -849,6 +967,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(app.ui.text_edit.is_none() && text_of(&app, id).is_none(), "the type layer is pixels now");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn type_edit_menu_lists_spelling_suggestions_for_the_word_under_the_pointer() {
+        let mut app = app();
+        app.ui.tool = Tool::Type;
+        let id = app.run("type.create", json!({"text": "Teh cat", "size": 12, "x": 4, "y": 20})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let ctx = Context::default();
+        crate::menus::invoke(&mut app, &ctx, "type.editText", json!({})).unwrap();
+        // Away from the misspelling (past the end of the line): no spelling rows.
+        assert!(open_at(&mut app, &ctx, Tool::Type, [10.0, 10.0], Some([600.0, 15.0])));
+        assert!(spelling_rows(app.ui.canvas_tool_menu.as_ref().unwrap()).is_empty());
+        // Over "Teh": its suggestions head the menu, then Add to Dictionary.
+        assert!(open_at(&mut app, &ctx, Tool::Type, [10.0, 10.0], Some([5.0, 15.0])));
+        let menu = app.ui.canvas_tool_menu.clone().unwrap();
+        let rows = spelling_rows(&menu);
+        assert!(rows.iter().any(|(l, _)| l == "The"), "{rows:?}");
+        assert_eq!(rows.last().map(|(_, id)| id.as_str()), Some(SPELLING_ADD));
+        assert!(rows.len() <= MAX_SUGGESTIONS + 1, "at most {MAX_SUGGESTIONS} suggestions and Add to Dictionary: {rows:?}");
+        assert!(available(&app, &menu, &rows[0].1));
+        let pick = rows.iter().find(|(l, _)| l == "The").unwrap().1.clone();
+        choose(&mut app, &ctx, &pick);
+        assert_eq!(text_of(&app, id).unwrap().text, "The cat");
+        assert_eq!(app.ui.text_edit.as_ref().map(|e| (e.caret, e.anchor)), Some((3, 3)), "the caret lands after the replacement");
+        // Add to Dictionary stops flagging a word.
+        app.run("type.insertText", json!({"layer": id, "text": " Zqx"})).unwrap();
+        assert!(open_at(&mut app, &ctx, Tool::Type, [10.0, 10.0], Some([600.0, 15.0])));
+        let menu = app.ui.canvas_tool_menu.clone().unwrap();
+        assert!(menu.spelling.as_ref().is_some_and(|s| s.word == "Zqx"));
+        choose(&mut app, &ctx, SPELLING_ADD);
+        assert!(app.session.prefs().user_dictionary.iter().any(|w| w == "Zqx"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn right_click_outside_the_image_picks_the_pasteboard_color() {
         let mut app = app();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
index ceacb71928..e797b27cc0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,22 @@ pub fn handle(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, req: &ControlRequest
     outcome
 }
 
+/// The open canvas context menu's rows for `ui.state`: the spelling suggestions first (type edit
+/// menu over a misspelled word), then the menu's own rows.
+fn context_entries(app: &PhotocraftApp, menu: &crate::canvas_tool_menu::CanvasToolMenu) -> Vec<Value> {
+    use crate::canvas_tool_menu::{entry_enabled, rows, spelling_rows};
+    let spelling = spelling_rows(menu);
+    let mut entries: Vec<Value> = spelling.iter().map(|(label, id)| json!({"label": label, "id": id, "enabled": entry_enabled(app, menu, id)})).collect();
+    if !spelling.is_empty() {
+        entries.push(json!({"separator": true}));
+    }
+    entries.extend(rows(menu).iter().map(|row| match row {
+        Some((label, id)) => json!({"label": label, "id": id, "enabled": entry_enabled(app, menu, id)}),
+        None => json!({"separator": true}),
+    }));
+    entries
+}
+
 fn dispatch(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, req: &ControlRequest) -> Outcome {
     let p = &req.params;
     let s = |k: &str| p.get(k).and_then(Value::as_str);
@@ -1027,7 +1043,7 @@ fn dispatch(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, req: &ControlRequest)
                     }
                     if crate::canvas_tool_menu::applies(app.ui.tool) || crate::canvas_tool_menu::editing_text(app, app.ui.tool) {
                         if down {
-                            crate::canvas_tool_menu::open(app, ctx, app.ui.tool, screen_point(app, x, y));
+                            crate::canvas_tool_menu::open_at(app, ctx, app.ui.tool, screen_point(app, x, y), Some([x, y]));
                         }
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -1259,10 +1275,7 @@ pub fn inspect(app: &PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) -> Value {
                 "pos": menu.pos,
                 "tool": menu.tool,
                 "pasteboard": menu.pasteboard,
-                "entries": crate::canvas_tool_menu::rows(menu).iter().map(|row| match row {
-                    Some((label, id)) => json!({"label": label, "id": id, "enabled": crate::canvas_tool_menu::entry_enabled(app, menu, id)}),
-                    None => json!({"separator": true}),
-                }).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                "entries": context_entries(app, menu)
             })
         }),
         "panels": app.ui.panels,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 6b2c38cc89..2a9c4a9d5d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
 	Search…	Hledat…
 	Check Spelling…	Kontrola pravopisu…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Najít a nahradit text…
+	Add to Dictionary	Přidat do slovníku
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Žádné návrhy pravopisu
 	Fill…	Vyplnit…
 	Stroke…	Tah…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Výplň s ohledem na obsah…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index e86037b7f4..d209af709e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
 	Search…	Suchen…
 	Check Spelling…	Rechtschreibung prüfen…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Text suchen und ersetzen…
+	Add to Dictionary	Zum Wörterbuch hinzufügen
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Keine Rechtschreibvorschläge
 	Fill…	Füllen…
 	Stroke…	Nachziehen…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Inhaltsbasiert füllen…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index ffa683b6e0..e27766fefa 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 	Search…	Αναζήτηση…
 	Check Spelling…	Ορθογραφικός έλεγχος…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Εύρεση και αντικατάσταση κειμένου…
+	Add to Dictionary	Προσθήκη στο λεξικό
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Δεν υπάρχουν ορθογραφικές προτάσεις
 	Fill…	Γέμισμα…
 	Stroke…	Περίγραμμα…
 	Preferences…	Προτιμήσεις…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 49b56d3520..62886211e8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 	Search…	Buscar…
 	Check Spelling…	Revisar ortografía…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Buscar y reemplazar texto…
+	Add to Dictionary	Añadir al diccionario
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Sin sugerencias ortográficas
 	Fill…	Rellenar…
 	Stroke…	Contornear…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Relleno según el contenido…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 1e30b6a39e..7789b2c02b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
 	Search…	Rechercher…
 	Check Spelling…	Vérifier l'orthographe…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Rechercher et remplacer du texte…
+	Add to Dictionary	Ajouter au dictionnaire
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Aucune suggestion orthographique
 	Fill…	Remplir…
 	Stroke…	Contourner…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Remplissage d'après le contenu…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index c3a74e745f..1c9f15f0ba 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
 	File Info…	Fájladatok…
 	Fill…	Kitöltés…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Szöveg keresése és cseréje…
+	Add to Dictionary	Hozzáadás a szótárhoz
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Nincs helyesírási javaslat
 	Fit Image…	Kép méretre igazítása…
 	Flatten All Layer Effects	Összes rétegeffektus egybesimítása
 	Flatten All Masks	Összes maszk egybesimítása
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index 30fecce4c2..cb77490c4b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
 	Search…	Cari…
 	Check Spelling…	Periksa Ejaan…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Cari dan Ganti Teks…
+	Add to Dictionary	Tambahkan ke Kamus
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Tidak Ada Saran Ejaan
 	Fill…	Isi…
 	Stroke…	Stroke…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Isi Content-Aware…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 12a8c283ea..288353a61b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 	Search…	Cerca…
 	Check Spelling…	Controlla ortografia…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Trova e sostituisci testo…
+	Add to Dictionary	Aggiungi al dizionario
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Nessun suggerimento ortografico
 	Fill…	Riempi…
 	Stroke…	Traccia…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Riempimento in base al contenuto…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index fafb869f8e..26a31ce4de 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@
 	Search…	検索…
 	Check Spelling…	スペルチェック…
 	Find and Replace Text…	テキストを検索して置換…
+	Add to Dictionary	辞書に追加
+	No Spelling Suggestions	スペルの候補はありません
 	Fill…	塗りつぶし…
 	Stroke…	境界線を描く…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	コンテンツに応じた塗りつぶし…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 3609ad270d..b6a95907d3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
 	Search…	검색…
 	Check Spelling…	맞춤법 검사…
 	Find and Replace Text…	텍스트 찾기 및 바꾸기…
+	Add to Dictionary	사전에 추가
+	No Spelling Suggestions	맞춤법 제안 없음
 	Fill…	채우기…
 	Stroke…	획…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	내용 인식 채우기…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index abc3f3f5c6..1ec6d64b0f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
 	Search…	Zoeken…
 	Check Spelling…	Spelling controleren…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Tekst zoeken en vervangen…
+	Add to Dictionary	Aan woordenboek toevoegen
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Geen spellingsuggesties
 	Fill…	Vullen…
 	Stroke…	Omlijnen…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Inhoudsbewust vullen…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index ddda4d88d4..fab352b28a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 	Search…	Szukaj…
 	Check Spelling…	Sprawdź pisownię…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Znajdź i zamień tekst…
+	Add to Dictionary	Dodaj do słownika
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Brak sugestii pisowni
 	Fill…	Wypełnij…
 	Stroke…	Obrys…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Wypełnienie z uwzględnieniem zawartości…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 05408b834e..b7c0def324 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@
 	Search…	Pesquisar…
 	Check Spelling…	Verificar ortografia…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Localizar e substituir texto…
+	Add to Dictionary	Adicionar ao dicionário
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Sem sugestões de ortografia
 	Fill…	Preencher…
 	Stroke…	Traçado…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	Preenchimento sensível ao conteúdo…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 6e5ee708ae..2f174fd7b9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@
 	Check Spelling	Проверка орфографии
 	Language Options	Языковые параметры
 	Find and Replace Text…	Найти и заменить текст…
+	Add to Dictionary	Добавить в словарь
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Нет вариантов написания
 	Paste Lorem Ipsum	Вставить условный текст
 	Glyphs Panel	Панель «Глифы»
 	Type Styles	Стили текста
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 4305ff7faa..e9dc17d8d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
 	Search…	Ara…
 	Check Spelling…	Yazımı Denetle…
 	Find and Replace Text…	Metni Bul ve Değiştir…
+	Add to Dictionary	Sözlüğe Ekle
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Yazım Önerisi Yok
 	Fill…	Doldur…
 	Stroke…	Kontur…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	İçeriğe Uygun Dolgu…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index de4e42fc58..0facb9e9cc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
 	Check Spelling	Перевірити правопис
 	Language Options	Мовні параметри
 	Find and Replace Text…	Знайти та замінити текст…
+	Add to Dictionary	Додати до словника
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Немає варіантів написання
 	Paste Lorem Ipsum	Вставити Lorem Ipsum
 	Glyphs Panel	Панель гліфів
 	Type Styles	Текстові стилі
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index 5ed7ec483a..03ad654f76 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 	Fill…	Tô…
 	Filter	Bộ lọc
 	Find and Replace Text…	Tìm và thay chữ…
+	Add to Dictionary	Thêm vào từ điển
+	No Spelling Suggestions	Không có gợi ý chính tả
 	Fit Image…	Vừa khung ảnh…
 	Flatten All Layer Effects	Làm phẳng mọi hiệu ứng lớp
 	Flatten All Masks	Làm phẳng mọi mặt nạ
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index 29d2b57ea6..080a5ac03d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@
 	Search…	搜索…
 	Check Spelling…	检查拼写…
 	Find and Replace Text…	查找和替换文本…
+	Add to Dictionary	添加到词典
+	No Spelling Suggestions	没有拼写建议
 	Fill…	填充…
 	Stroke…	描边…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	内容识别填充…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 36f523934d..3ed91649c2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
 	Search…	搜尋…
 	Check Spelling…	拼字檢查…
 	Find and Replace Text…	尋找並取代文字…
+	Add to Dictionary	加入字典
+	No Spelling Suggestions	沒有拼字建議
 	Fill…	填滿…
 	Stroke…	筆畫…
 	Content-Aware Fill…	內容感知填滿…
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/text_field_menu.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/text_field_menu.rs
index 420263e7ef..6556c68cfc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/text_field_menu.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/text_field_menu.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 //! caret to the pointer on any press), so Copy and Cut act on it.
 //!
 //! The right-click belongs to the field: the canvas and its tool menus only see pointer presses
-//! on the canvas, which a field drawn above it takes. Spelling suggestions are not in this menu
-//! yet: the spell checker (`edit.checkSpelling`, whose `suggest` action lists them) is not wired
-//! into text fields.
+//! on the canvas, which a field drawn above it takes. Spelling suggestions are not in this menu:
+//! the spell checker (`edit.checkSpelling`) checks type layers, so they head the Type tool's edit
+//! menu instead (`canvas_tool_menu`, over a misspelled word of the text being edited, #4370).
 
 use egui::text::CCursorRange;
 use egui::{Context, Event, Id, Key, Modifiers, PointerButton, Pos2, RawInput, SurrenderFocusOn, Ui};
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_type_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_type_tests.rs
index ea3c128a18..dcbbb70b3c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_type_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/transform_type_tests.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ fn type_layers_offer_free_transform_but_not_distort_or_perspective() {
         pasteboard: false,
         anchor: None,
         text: false,
+        spelling: None,
     };
     assert!(crate::canvas_tool_menu::available(&app, &menu, "edit.freeTransform"));
     assert!(!crate::canvas_tool_menu::available(&app, &menu, "edit.transform.distort"));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
index dc99138a32..6a7c816084 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ pub fn edit_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, x: f64, y: f64) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn hit_offset(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, id: LayerId, x: f64, y: f64) -> usize {
+    offset_at(app, id, x, y)
+}
+
+/// The character offset of the caret position nearest document point (`x`, `y`) in layer `id`.
+pub(crate) fn offset_at(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, id: LayerId, x: f64, y: f64) -> usize {
     let Some((l, aff, text)) = layout(app, id) else { return 0 };
     let (tx, ty) = to_text(&aff, x, y);
     photocraft_text::hit_char(&l, &text, tx, ty).0
diff --git a/docs/context-menu-parity.md b/docs/context-menu-parity.md
index 425c91f42f..739e445cdc 100644
--- a/docs/context-menu-parity.md
+++ b/docs/context-menu-parity.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The “PhotoCraft at branch point” column records behavior before this PR. Pic
 | Ruler, Note, Count | Unit / measurement, note edit/delete, count-group operations **(inferred)** | No tool menu | P2 |
 | Brush, Pencil, Eraser, Background Eraser, Spot Healing, Healing, Clone Stamp, History Brush, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Dodge, Burn, Sponge | Brush preset, size and hardness where applicable | Picker | P0; [Adobe Brush Settings](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/apply-painting-techniques/brushes-presets/create-brush-set-painting-options.html). Alt+secondary-drag on Windows and Control+Option-drag on macOS adjust size/hardness ([Adobe cursor shortcuts](https://helpx.adobe.com/in/photoshop/desktop/get-started/settings-and-preferences/change-tool-pointers.html)) |
 | Gradient, Paint Bucket | Gradient preset/type/mode or fill source/tolerance **(inferred context placement)** | No tool menu | P1 |
-| Type | In text: cut/copy/paste, spelling suggestions, text formatting; outside text: type-layer action **(inferred context placement)** | While editing text (canvas_tool_menu.rs `TYPE_EDIT_MENU`): Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All (on the text), Check Spelling…, Find and Replace Text…, Faux Bold/Italic (checked), Rasterize Type, Create Work Path, Convert to Shape, Horizontal/Vertical and the anti-alias modes (checked), Convert to Paragraph/Point Text, Warp Text…; Esc closes only the menu. Spelling suggestions for the word under the pointer and the non-editing type-layer menu remain open | P1; separate editing and nonediting states; [Adobe type editing](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/text-typography/get-started-with-text/edit-text.html) |
+| Type | In text: cut/copy/paste, spelling suggestions, text formatting; outside text: type-layer action **(inferred context placement)** | While editing text (canvas_tool_menu.rs `TYPE_EDIT_MENU`): Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All (on the text), Check Spelling…, Find and Replace Text…, Faux Bold/Italic (checked), Rasterize Type, Create Work Path, Convert to Shape, Horizontal/Vertical and the anti-alias modes (checked), Convert to Paragraph/Point Text, Warp Text…; Esc closes only the menu. Over a misspelled word the menu starts with up to 3 spelling suggestions (replace the word) and Add to Dictionary (#4370); Ignore / Ignore All and the non-editing type-layer menu remain open | P1; separate editing and nonediting states; [Adobe type editing](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/text-typography/get-started-with-text/edit-text.html) |
 | Hand, Zoom | Fit on Screen, 100%, 200%, Print Size; zoom step choices **(inferred context placement)** | View menu (#3242): Zoom In, Zoom Out, Fit on Screen, Fill Screen, 100%, 200%, Print Size. Zoom In/Out step about the right-clicked point (Preferences › Tools › Zoom Clicked Point to Center centres it). Outside the image the pasteboard menu still wins. | P1; view actions stay out of document history; row order still needs a dated Photoshop capture |
 | Pen, Path Selection | Path/point actions, Make Selection, Fill/Stroke Path, Free Transform Path **(inferred context placement)** | Pen canvas right-click follows the user-provided 20-row Photoshop capture below. Paths rows offer Make Selection, Fill and Stroke. Path Selection's own canvas menu remains open. | P1; distinguish node, segment, path, and blank canvas |
 | Rectangle, Ellipse Shape, Triangle, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape | Shape/path operations, fill/stroke settings, transform **(inferred context placement)** | No tool menu | P2 |
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Photoshop's Generative Fill and Delete and Fill Selection rows are left out: Pho
 | Paths, History, Actions, Swatches, Gradients, Patterns, Styles, Libraries, Properties | Target-specific duplicate/delete/rename and panel operations where a panel exists | Paths row menu added in this PR; other panels need audit | **Inferred** catalog; record a Photoshop capture before claiming parity |
 | Document tab | Close, Close Others, Close All, Reveal in file manager, duplicate/move to window where supported | Close, Close Others, Close All, Reveal in Finder, and drag to reorder implemented; duplicate/move to window where supported remains open | **Inferred** exact list; P1 |
 | Empty pasteboard / workspace | Gray, Black, Custom canvas color choices; verify any additional entries in a current Photoshop capture | No menu | Adobe [documents right-clicking outside the image for canvas color](https://helpx.adobe.com/ph_en/photoshop/using/filling-stroking-selections-layers-paths.html); exact current layout still needs a capture |
-| Text field / selected text | Native edit menu and spelling suggestions without routing to active image tool | Edit menu implemented in text_field_menu.rs for every text field (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All; a right-click inside the selection keeps it; never reaches the canvas or tool menu). Spelling suggestions missing: `edit.checkSpelling` (`suggest`) is not wired into the menu yet (UI-217-8) | P1; **inferred** exact spelling list |
+| Text field / selected text | Native edit menu and spelling suggestions without routing to active image tool | Edit menu implemented in text_field_menu.rs for every text field (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All; a right-click inside the selection keeps it; never reaches the canvas or tool menu). Spelling suggestions live in the Type tool's edit menu (canvas_tool_menu.rs), not in generic fields, which hold no type layer text (UI-217-8) | P1; **inferred** exact spelling list |
 | Tool icon in Options bar | Reset Tool, Reset All Tools | Audit | Explicitly documented in [Adobe Photoshop reference](https://helpx.adobe.com/archive/en/photoshop/cc/2015/photoshop_reference.pdf); historical source, verify modern label |
 | Adaptive Wide Angle constraint line | Auto, Horizontal, Vertical orientation | Current right-click deletes constraint | P1 behavior mismatch: [Adobe documents orientation choice](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adaptive-wide-angle-filter.html) |
 
diff --git a/docs/scorecard.md b/docs/scorecard.md
index 651d68309f..d25198c082 100644
--- a/docs/scorecard.md
+++ b/docs/scorecard.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Unread: `general.color_picker`, `general.animated_zoom`, `general.zoom_resizes_w
 | UI-217-5 | Panel groups can float (menu + drag out of the dock) and are restored at launch | missing | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | No floating groups in dock.rs/panels.rs |
 | UI-217-6 | Document tabs: overflow list, context menu (Close/Others/All/Reveal), drag to reorder | done | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | canvas.rs: Close/Others/All menu with unsaved prompt; Reveal reuses file.revealInFinder (engine layer_menu_cmds::reveal); the » chevron (tab_strip) lists overflow; dragging a tab reorders via document.move |
 | UI-217-7 | Command palette shows recently run commands on an empty query | done | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | palette.rs: note_recent from menus::invoke keeps the last 8 commands (dedup, newest first); an empty query lists them via recent_hits; the_palette_records_and_replays_recent_commands_on_an_empty_query covers record -> empty query -> replay |
-| UI-217-8 | Tool-specific canvas right-click menu; right-click spelling suggestions in text fields | partial | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | paint_mouse.rs brush picker and canvas_tool_menu.rs selection actions; text_field_menu.rs gives every text field its right-click Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete/Select All menu (#2921); other tools missing; spelling suggestions (edit.checkSpelling suggest) not in the text-field menu yet |
+| UI-217-8 | Tool-specific canvas right-click menu; right-click spelling suggestions in text fields | partial | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | paint_mouse.rs brush picker and canvas_tool_menu.rs selection actions; text_field_menu.rs gives every text field its right-click Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete/Select All menu (#2921); other tools missing; the Type tool's edit menu starts with spelling suggestions and Add to Dictionary over a misspelled word (#4370); Ignore / Ignore All, suggestions in the non-editing type menu and in generic text fields are not there yet |
 | UI-217-9 | UI scale presets 100/115/125/150/200 % through zoom_factor, remembered | done | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | prefs::UiScale offers Auto plus 75 to 300 percent (13 presets, more than the five this row lists); prefs_ui.rs display_scale resolves it (Auto follows the system scale, fractional and unscaled 4K included, #1072/#1278) and sync_display_scale applies it with ctx.set_zoom_factor. It is a preference, so it is remembered. The zoom_factor assert in input_tests.rs is about canvas zoom not scaling the interface, not about this setting |
 | UI-217-10 | Appearance: animation toggle, canvas pattern toggle per theme, start-screen recents | partial | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | interface.enableAnimations (prefs_ui.rs sync_animations, #3273) zeroes egui animation_time and scroll animation in both styles; the Home screen lists recent files (canvas.rs home_recent, #2691); no canvas pattern toggle yet (#2264) and no option to hide the Home screen recents |
 | UI-217-11 | Soft dark and soft light themes with picker previews; outlined knobs in light themes | missing | [#217](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/217) | theme.rs ThemeKind has twelve themes (the four Pro brightness levels, Studio and Studio Light, Classic, Adwaita and Adwaita Dark, Solarized Dark, Breeze Light and Breeze Dark); no Soft dark or Soft light, and no outlined knobs in the light themes |
diff --git a/scorecard/ui.toml b/scorecard/ui.toml
index 3fa79b59fa..54cc13876c 100644
--- a/scorecard/ui.toml
+++ b/scorecard/ui.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ id = "UI-217-8"
 target = "Tool-specific canvas right-click menu; right-click spelling suggestions in text fields"
 status = "partial"
 issue = 217
-note = "paint_mouse.rs brush picker and canvas_tool_menu.rs selection actions; text_field_menu.rs gives every text field its right-click Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete/Select All menu (#2921); other tools missing; spelling suggestions (edit.checkSpelling suggest) not in the text-field menu yet"
+note = "paint_mouse.rs brush picker and canvas_tool_menu.rs selection actions; text_field_menu.rs gives every text field its right-click Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete/Select All menu (#2921); other tools missing; the Type tool's edit menu starts with spelling suggestions and Add to Dictionary over a misspelled word (#4370); Ignore / Ignore All, suggestions in the non-editing type menu and in generic text fields are not there yet"
 
 [[item]]
 id = "UI-217-9"