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# customWords

An array of strings to supplement the recognized languages at the word-recognition stage.

```
var customWords: [String] { get set }
```

## Discussion

Custom words take precedence over the standard lexicon. The request ignores this value if [`usesLanguageCorrection`](/documentation/Vision/VNRecognizeTextRequest/usesLanguageCorrection) is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

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