Typing Guide
Type Bangla phonetically.
A complete reference for typing Bengali using English letters in Likhi. All examples are drawn from verified benchmark test cases.
Quick Examples
Common words & phrases.
Fuzzy Matching
Spell it your way.
Likhi understands common Banglish spelling variations. You don't need to memorize one specific spelling — the engine resolves the most likely Bengali word. Banglish variation accuracy: 100% (45/45 test cases) in benchmark.
| You type (variations) | Likhi outputs |
|---|---|
ami / aami / amee | আমি |
battery / battary / batery / batteri | ব্যাটারি |
bhalo / valo / bhaalo | ভালো |
office / ofis / ofice | অফিস |
doctor / daktar / doktar | ডাক্তার |
bangladesh / bangla desh | বাংলাদেশ |
Sentences
Full sentence examples.
Likhi's context-aware bigram model improves accuracy across full sentences. These examples are from the 520-sentence gold benchmark corpus (98.08% accuracy).
Advanced
Complex conjuncts (যুক্তাক্ষর).
Bengali has many complex consonant clusters. Likhi handles them with correct Unicode sequences — zero broken conjuncts, zero dangling Hasants. All 46 Unicode integrity tests pass at 100%.
| Conjunct | Bengali | Type this | Example word |
|---|---|---|---|
| ক্ষ (Khyo) | ক্ষ | ksh / kkh | ক্ষমা |
| জ্ঞ (Ggyo) | জ্ঞ | gg / ggy | জ্ঞান |
| ত্র (Tro) | ত্র | tr | মিত্র |
| শ্র (Shro) | শ্র | shr | শ্রম |
| ন্ত (Nto) | ন্ত | nto / nt | অন্ত |
| ষ্ট (Shto) | ষ্ট | sht / ssto | কষ্ট |
| স্ব (Swo) | স্ব | sw / shw | স্বাস্থ্য |
| ব্র (Bro) | ব্র | br | ব্রহ্ম |
| ঞ্চ (Ncho) | ঞ্চ | nch | পঞ্চ |
| জ্জ (Jjo) | জ্জ | jj | উজ্জ্বল |
Tips
Getting the best results.
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