Adding a second dictionary to the spell-check in Android 4.3?

Question

I write in two languages simultaneously (English and Spanish) and it is customary to switch between them in the middle of sentences. The spell checker/predictive text goes haywire when I type in Spanish. I can't seem to figure out how to add that dictionary to the mix, and having to enter each word one at a time as I type them is a pain. Is there a way I can have it do English and Spanish at the same time? I don't need the keyboard to change, just the spell checker, really.

Answer 1

On Android you can input multiple languages and switch them by sliding on the spacebar. Go to the settings under "language and keyboard" and then "Android Keyboard", "Input language".

Answer 2

This seems to have changed with Android 5. If you use a 3rd party keyboard, such as Hackers in my case, changing the language "within" the keyboard changes the suggestions, but does not change the dictionary for the system spellchecker, so your text will have red underlines. To get rid of these, my only solution at this point is to abandon Hackers Keyboard and go with Google Keyboard. The long press on the spacebar brings up all keyboard/language combinations, and the system spellchecker language changes accordingly.