Enchant is a library---and command-line program---that wraps a number of different spelling libraries and programs with a consistent interface. By using Enchant, you can use a wide range of spelling libraries, including some specialized for particular languages, without needing to program to each library's interface. If it's not convenient to call a C library, you can access most of Enchant's functionality via the enchant
program, which communicates over a pipe, like Ispell, and is indeed Ispell-compatible.
Enchant is a library---and command-line program---that wraps a number of different spelling libraries and programs with a consistent interface. By using Enchant, you can use a wide range of spelling libraries, including some specialized for particular languages, without needing to program to each library's interface. If it's not convenient to call a C library, you can access most of Enchant's functionality via the enchant
program, which communicates over a pipe, like Ispell, and is indeed Ispell-compatible.