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[hfranz]

If someone misspells our company name in Google, how do I get google to display

**Did You Mean:  **xyz.

Our company name is difficult to spell and could be spelled multiple ways. What is the trick to this?

[Jinx14678]

"Google uses spell checking software to check queries against common spellings of each word. When we determine an alternative query that we think might improve the search results, you'll see "Did you mean: (more common spelling)" at the top of your search results page. For example, if you search for [ foot ball ], at the top of the search results page, you'll see "Did you mean: football," a more common spelling of the game's name. Please note that our spell check feature is completely automated, and we cannot make manual changes to individual queries."

http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1723

So I would say in the case of Businesses, it is still algo based, (no manual interaction available) and predictive based on search volume and alternate queries available in predictive algo and spell check software?

[David_ODonnell]

I believe the 'Did you mean' results are triggered by common misspellings, I don't think it would be feasible to manipulate it to correct the spelling of a small business name.