---
url: 'https://simonerescio.it/en/2016/07/spell-updated-with-support-for-greek-alphabet'
title: Spell updated with support for Greek alphabet
author:
  name: Simone Rescio
  url: 'https://simonerescio.it/en/about-me/'
date: '2016-07-10T15:57:47+02:00'
modified: '2026-04-24T21:05:43+02:00'
type: post
summary: 'Spell 1.4.0 adds Greek alphabet spelling: Unicode ranges, the Greek spelling alphabet, frequency-based lowercase hints, and a short changelog.'
categories:
  - PhoneGap
tags:
  - Spell
image: 'https://simonerescio.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/spell-140-greek.png'
published: true
---

# Spell updated with support for Greek alphabet

With the release of **Spell 1.4.0** today on Google Play Store I introduced support for spelling characters of the **Greek alphabet**, widely used in [mathematical and scientific notations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_letters_used_in_mathematics,_science,_and_engineering).

The reference guide was as usual the [official Unicode table for Greek characters](http://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0370.pdf), within the unicode ranges of **u0391-u03a9** for upper case letters, **u03b1-u03c9** for lower case letters, **u0375-u03ce** for accented letters and special characters.

For the pronunciation of the 24 upper case greek alphabet letters I used the [Greek spelling alphabet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_spelling_alphabet), adopted by the Greek State, army, navy and police.  For lowercase letters, I referred to the [table of most frequent words](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/Greek_wordlist) in relation to each greek letter.

			
				[![Spell app screenshot: Greek alphabet keyboard with uppercase letters.](https://simonerescio.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greekUppercase-en-188x300.png)](https://simonerescio.it/en/2016/07/spell-updated-with-support-for-greek-alphabet/greekuppercase-en)
			
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				greekUppercase
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				[![Spell app screenshot: Greek alphabet keyboard with lowercase letters.](https://simonerescio.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greekLowercase-en-188x300.png)](https://simonerescio.it/en/2016/07/spell-updated-with-support-for-greek-alphabet/greeklowercase-en)
			
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				greekLowercase
				*

			
				[![Spell app screenshot: Greek alphabet keyboard with punctuation and accents.](https://simonerescio.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greekPunctuation-en-188x300.png)](https://simonerescio.it/en/2016/07/spell-updated-with-support-for-greek-alphabet/greekpunctuation-en)
			
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				greekPunctuation
				*

		

- [1. Changelog](#changelog)
- [2. Download](#download)

## Changelog

- Added support for Greek alphabet

- Updated PhoneGap layer to version 6

- Replaced plugin for Admob ads that caused app crash

- Several layout improvements, mostly on tablet

## Download

[Get Spell for free on ![google-play-store-logo](https://simonerescio.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/google-play-store-logo.png)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170402150638/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.simonerescio.spell)

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