---
title: "guesses(forWordRange:in:language:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uitextchecker/guesses(forwordrange:in:language:)"
---

# guesses(forWordRange:in:language:)

Returns a list of words that are possible valid replacements for a misspelled word.

## Declaration

```swift
func guesses(forWordRange range: NSRange, in string: String, language: String) -> [String]?
```

## Parameters

- `range`: The range of a misspelled word in string.
- `string`: A string in which there is a misspelled word, as located by range.
- `language`: The language of the of the words that are possible corrections. This string is from the ISO 639-1 standard, for example es (Spanish).

## Return Value

Return Value An array of strings each of which might be a correct substitute (that is, a guess) for a misspelled word in the given range of the string. If no possible guesses are found,  the method returns an empty array.

## Discussion

Discussion The strings in the array are in the order they should be presented to the user—that is, more probable guesses come first in the array.

## See Also

### Obtaining Word Guesses and Completions

- [completions(forPartialWordRange:in:language:)](uikit/uitextchecker/completions(forpartialwordrange:in:language:).md)