Downloaded newest version of writer, and after a week of using it, spellchecker stopped working. Checked for dictionary–and it was already loaded including dictionaries I do not want. Unable to remove unwanted dictionaries. I unchecked and rechecked Hunspell spellchecker–no change. Sigh.
It usually helps to reset your user profile. See Frequently asked questions - General - The Document Foundation Wiki - important: rename the folder, don’t delete it. If this doesn’t help, try [Tutorial] Spell check and Language configuration (View topic) • Apache OpenOffice Community Forum (Tutorial Spell check and Language configuration).