Norwegian Grammar Checker

Check Norwegian spelling, grammar and punctuation for free. Paste your text, press Check and fix mistakes in one click. Gratis stave- og grammatikkontroll.

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At a glance

Price
Free
Sign-up
Not required
Checks
Grammar, spelling, punctuation and style
Language
Norsk bokmål (Norwegian)
Text limit
20,000 characters per check
Privacy
Not stored by SpellMistake
Engine
LanguageTool (open source) plus SpellMistake rules
Grammar support
Basic (fewer grammar rules for this language)

What the Norwegian grammar checker catches

  • Bokmål spelling
  • Compound words (særskriving)
  • Common grammar mistakes
  • Punctuation and typos

How to check your Norwegian text

  1. Paste or type your Norwegian text into the editor above. The language is already set to Norwegian.
  2. Press Check text. Mistakes are highlighted and explained on the right.
  3. Click a suggestion to accept it, or press Fix all, then copy your corrected text.

About Norwegian

Norwegian has two written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk. This checker supports Bokmål, the standard used by most Norwegians.

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About writing in Norwegian (Bokmål)

Norwegian has two written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk. This page checks Bokmål, the form most Norwegians write. Common errors include compound words written apart, the past tense of weak verbs and da versus når. Grammar support for Norwegian in LanguageTool, which the checker above uses, is basic, so a clean result is worth a second read.

5 common mistakes in Norwegian (Bokmål)

1. Compound words written apart

Norwegian writes compound nouns as one word. Splitting them, særskriving, is one of the most common errors and can change the meaning.

❌ Jeg kjøpte en ny data mus.
✅ Jeg kjøpte en ny datamus.

2. Da or når

Use da for a single event in the past and når for the present, the future or repeated events.

❌ Når jeg var liten, bodde vi i Bergen.
✅ Da jeg var liten, bodde vi i Bergen.

3. De or dem

De is the subject form (they) and dem the object form (them).

❌ Jeg så de i går.
✅ Jeg så dem i går.

4. Æ, ø and å replaced

æ, ø and å are separate letters. aa, ae and oe are old workarounds and are not standard.

❌ Jeg er glad for aa vaere her.
✅ Jeg er glad for å være her.

5. Og or å

Å marks the infinitive (å se, to see). Og means “and”. They sound the same, so they are often mixed up.

❌ Det er hyggelig og se deg.
✅ Det er hyggelig å se deg.

Try it with a sample sentence

Paste this sentence, typed without æ and å, into the checker above to see what it flags:

❌ Jeg er glad for aa vaere her i dag.
✅ Jeg er glad for å være her i dag.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Norwegian grammar checker free?

Yes. It is completely free, with no sign-up and no download.

Does it support Nynorsk?

Not at the moment. The checker supports Norwegian Bokmål.

Is my Norwegian text stored?

SpellMistake does not save it. To check it, your text is sent to the LanguageTool service, as explained in our Privacy Policy.

Does it check Nynorsk?

This page checks Bokmål. For Nynorsk, use the Nynorsk spell checker, which checks spelling in the browser.

How good is the grammar check?

It is basic. Spelling is checked well, but LanguageTool has a small set of Norwegian grammar rules, so read your text over once more.

Does it catch og and å mix-ups?

Not always. Both are real words, so many mix-ups are missed. Read every og before a verb once more: if it means “to”, write å.