Edit Mispelled Words in Firefox Firefox keeps a per profile dictionary of custom words. To correct words which inadvertently enter it: Go to “% APPDATA %\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles” On Mac OS X, go to “~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles” Enter the profile folder, usually like “.default” Edit “persdict.dat” with a text editor (WordPad, Notepad, or Textedit) Save, and done.