Automatic spell correction is applied to the individual terms in a basic search when the terms are not recognized by the Search Service. Spell correction is not applied to quoted phrases.

For example, if a user queries for portel server but the term “portel” is unknown to the Search Service, items matching the terms “portal” and “server” would be returned instead. The same applies to Internet Style mode and query operators mode. So, for instance, a search for portel <NEAR> server would return documents containing the terms ”portal” and “server” in close proximity, but only if there are no matches for “portel” and “server” in close proximity.

Automatic spell correction is enabled by default. You can disable it from the Search Results Manager in the administrative portal user interface. Users can disable spell correction on a per-search basis by using the <WORD> operator.