Rast Kurdish Spell Checker - Test Report

Generated: 2026-01-09T16:30:44.568443 Source: Diyako Kurdish Orthography Guide

Summary

Metric	Count
Total Tests	212
Passed	174 (82.1%)
Failed	38 (17.9%)

Failure Breakdown

Type	Count	Description
Missed Errors	37	Incorrect spelling not flagged
False Positives	1	Correct spelling flagged as error

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Results by Category

قرتاندنی ئ - Hamza elision in compound words

Rule: When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/removed

Status	Count
Passed	16/24
Failed	8/24

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
کارئاسانی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کاراسانی
بانئەفشار	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: بانەفشار
کارئەندامزانی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کارەندامزانی
تووڵئامراز	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: تووڵامراز
سوێرئاو	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: سوێراو
سەهۆڵئاو	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: سەهۆڵاو
بارئاش	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: باراش
گۆلکئاو	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: گۆلکاو

ڕ گڕ vs ر سادە - Trilled R vs Simple R

Rule: ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes and must not be confused

Status	Count
Passed	12/18
Failed	6/18

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
پەرۆ	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: پەڕۆ
هەرا	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: هەڕا
فراندن	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: فڕاندن
شەر	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: شەڕ
کەر	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کەڕ
کور	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کوڕ

ک vs ك - Correct Kaf letter

Rule: Use ک (U+06A9) consistently, not ك (U+0643)

Status	Count
Passed	6/6
Failed	0/6

و vs وو - Single vs Double Waw

Rule: وو (long vowel) should not appear at word start; و at start indicates consonant w followed by silent vowel

Status	Count
Passed	13/14
Failed	1/14

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
حوکوومەت	no_error	شێوازی هەڵە	Correct form

وو vs و at word ending

Rule: After consonant, use وو; after vowel, use و

Status	Count
Passed	13/13
Failed	0/13

ی vs یی - Single vs Double Yeh

Rule: Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی

Status	Count
Passed	4/8
Failed	4/8

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
تییر	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: تیر
کوردیی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کوردی
هەولێریی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: هەولێری
شیرینیی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: شیرینی

یی ئامرازی دانەپاڵ - Izafe with Yeh

Rule: When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی

Status	Count
Passed	4/8
Failed	4/8

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
کوردی سنە	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کوردیی سنە
ڕۆژی جیهانی کرێکاران	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: ڕۆژی جیهانیی کرێکاران
ڕۆژی جیهانی ژنان	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: ڕۆژی جیهانیی ژنان
بانکی ناوەندی بەغدا	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: بانکی ناوەندیی بەغدا

یە suffix after vowels

Rule: When word ends in vowel and needs ە suffix, use یە instead

Status	Count
Passed	8/10
Failed	2/10

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
سپیە	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: سپییە
کوردیە	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: کوردییە

ت لەبیرکراو - Missing T letter

Rule: T sound should not be omitted in compound words

Status	Count
Passed	5/6
Failed	1/6

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
ماساوچی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: ماستاوچی

زاراوەی نافەرمی - Informal/colloquial words

Rule: Some words have formal variants that should be used in writing

Status	Count
Passed	4/6
Failed	2/6

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
ببورە	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: ببوورە
بورابیت	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: بوورابیت

ئامرازی لێکدەری و - Conjunction Waw

Rule: Conjunction و should be written separately, not attached

Status	Count
Passed	3/6
Failed	3/6

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
منو تۆ	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: من و تۆ
سەرو ماڵ	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: سەر و ماڵ
هیواو ئاوات	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: هیوا و ئاوات

ھ vs ە - H vs E letters

Rule: ھ (h sound) and ە (e vowel) have different codes and should not be confused

Status	Count
Passed	3/4
Failed	1/4

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
سهر	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: سەر

جێناوی لکاوی سێیەم کەس - Third person verb suffixes

Rule: When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be dropped when adding suffixes

Status	Count
Passed	6/12
Failed	6/12

Failed Tests:

Text	Expected	Actual Errors	Notes
پرسم	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: پرسیم
پرست	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: پرسیت
پرسی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: پرسیی
نووسم	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: نووسیم
نووست	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: نووسیت
نووسی	error	none	Incorrect form. Correct: نووسیی

وشەی لێکدراو - Compound words

Rule: Compound words should be written as one word without spaces

Status	Count
Passed	73/73
Failed	0/73

وشەی داڕێژراو - Derived/affixed words

Rule: Words with prefixes and suffixes should be written as one word

Status	Count
Passed	4/4
Failed	0/4

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Detailed Analysis: Missed Errors

These are incorrect spellings that the spell checker did NOT flag. This represents gaps in the spell checker's coverage.

Incorrect Text	Correct Form	Category	Rule
کارئاسانی	کاراسانی	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
بانئەفشار	بانەفشار	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
کارئەندامزانی	کارەندامزانی	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
تووڵئامراز	تووڵامراز	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
سوێرئاو	سوێراو	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
سەهۆڵئاو	سەهۆڵاو	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
بارئاش	باراش	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
گۆلکئاو	گۆلکاو	hamza_elision	When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/r...
پەرۆ	پەڕۆ	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
هەرا	هەڕا	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
فراندن	فڕاندن	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
شەر	شەڕ	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
کەر	کەڕ	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
کور	کوڕ	rr_vs_r	ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes ...
تییر	تیر	yeh_double	Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی...
کوردیی	کوردی	yeh_double	Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی...
هەولێریی	هەولێری	yeh_double	Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی...
شیرینیی	شیرینی	yeh_double	Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی...
کوردی سنە	کوردیی سنە	yeh_izafe	When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی...
ڕۆژی جیهانی کرێکاران	ڕۆژی جیهانیی کرێکاران	yeh_izafe	When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی...
ڕۆژی جیهانی ژنان	ڕۆژی جیهانیی ژنان	yeh_izafe	When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی...
بانکی ناوەندی بەغدا	بانکی ناوەندیی بەغدا	yeh_izafe	When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی...
سپیە	سپییە	yeh_suffix	When word ends in vowel and needs ە suffix, use یە...
کوردیە	کوردییە	yeh_suffix	When word ends in vowel and needs ە suffix, use یە...
ماساوچی	ماستاوچی	missing_t	T sound should not be omitted in compound words...
ببورە	ببوورە	informal_words	Some words have formal variants that should be use...
بورابیت	بوورابیت	informal_words	Some words have formal variants that should be use...
منو تۆ	من و تۆ	conjunction_waw	Conjunction و should be written separately, not at...
سەرو ماڵ	سەر و ماڵ	conjunction_waw	Conjunction و should be written separately, not at...
هیواو ئاوات	هیوا و ئاوات	conjunction_waw	Conjunction و should be written separately, not at...
سهر	سەر	he_vs_e	ھ (h sound) and ە (e vowel) have different codes a...
پرسم	پرسیم	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...
پرست	پرسیت	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...
پرسی	پرسیی	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...
نووسم	نووسیم	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...
نووست	نووسیت	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...
نووسی	نووسیی	verb_suffixes	When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be drop...

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Detailed Analysis: False Positives

These are correct spellings that the spell checker incorrectly flagged as errors.

Text	Error Type	Error Description	Category
حوکوومەت	شێوازی هەڵە	ئەم وشەیە یان بەهەڵە یان بە شێوازێکی دەگ...	waw_double

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Recommendations

Based on the test results, here are recommendations for improving the Rast spell checker:

High Priority (Missed Errors)

1. قرتاندنی ئ - Hamza elision in compound words (8 missed)

   • Rule: When combining words, hamza (ئ) should be elided/removed
   • Examples: کارئاسانی, بانئەفشار, کارئەندامزانی, تووڵئامراز, سوێرئاو

2. ڕ گڕ vs ر سادە - Trilled R vs Simple R (6 missed)

   • Rule: ڕ (trilled) and ر (simple) are different phonemes and must not be confused
   • Examples: پەرۆ, هەرا, فراندن, شەر, کەر

3. ی vs یی - Single vs Double Yeh (4 missed)

   • Rule: Long î sound is written as single ی, not یی
   • Examples: تییر, کوردیی, هەولێریی, شیرینیی

4. یی ئامرازی دانەپاڵ - Izafe with Yeh (4 missed)

   • Rule: When word ends in ی and needs izafe ی, write یی
   • Examples: کوردی سنە, ڕۆژی جیهانی کرێکاران, ڕۆژی جیهانی ژنان, بانکی ناوەندی بەغدا

5. یە suffix after vowels (2 missed)

   • Rule: When word ends in vowel and needs ە suffix, use یە instead
   • Examples: سپیە, کوردیە

6. ت لەبیرکراو - Missing T letter (1 missed)

   • Rule: T sound should not be omitted in compound words
   • Examples: ماساوچی

7. زاراوەی نافەرمی - Informal/colloquial words (2 missed)

   • Rule: Some words have formal variants that should be used in writing
   • Examples: ببورە, بورابیت

8. ئامرازی لێکدەری و - Conjunction Waw (3 missed)

   • Rule: Conjunction و should be written separately, not attached
   • Examples: منو تۆ, سەرو ماڵ, هیواو ئاوات

9. ھ vs ە - H vs E letters (1 missed)

   • Rule: ھ (h sound) and ە (e vowel) have different codes and should not be confused
   • Examples: سهر

10. جێناوی لکاوی سێیەم کەس - Third person verb suffixes (6 missed)

    • Rule: When verb stem ends in ی, the ی should not be dropped when adding suffixes
    • Examples: پرسم, پرست, پرسی, نووسم, نووست

Low Priority (False Positives)

1. و vs وو - Single vs Double Waw (1 false positives)
   • These correct words are being flagged: حوکوومەت

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Methodology

1. Test examples were extracted from the Diyako Kurdish Orthography Guide
2. Each example was tested against the Rast spell checker at https://app.rast.krd/
3. For "incorrect" examples, we expect the spell checker to flag them
4. For "correct" examples, we expect the spell checker to NOT flag them
5. Results were collected automatically using Playwright

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This report was generated automatically by the Rast spell checker testing framework.