A grammar checker is a program, whether on- or off-line, that can correct spelling and some grammar errors in any given text. Since they’re limited in their ability to understand things like context, they can never replace a human corrector, but if all you need is a quick, automated check of text you’ve written, a French grammar checker can correct some obvious mistakes and signal potential errors.
But just how good are online French grammar checkers? To give you an idea of how they perform, I took a famous French text, added 24 mistakes of varying difficulty, and ran this error-riddled French through the top four checkers, then ranked them – from bad to worst.
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Laura is a French expert and Kwiziq's Head of Quality Control. Online educator since '99, Laura is passionate about language, travel, and cooking. She's American by birth and a permanent ex-pat by choice - freelancing made it possible for her to travel extensively and live in several countries before settling permanently in Guadeloupe. Laura is the author of Lawless French, Lawless Spanish, and other websites and books on French, Spanish, Italian, English, and vegetarianism. She spends most of her spare time reading, playing with food, and enjoying water sports.