

Step 2: Scroll down and select the General option. If you wish to turn off auto-correct, then you can do so on the Keyboard menu that we will be navigating to in the steps below. This will not work for instances where the iPhone is replacing misspelled words with auto-correct. The steps below are specifically for deleting shortcuts on your iPhone. Stop the iPhone from Replacing One Word with Another Word

Our guide below will show you where to find your keyboard shortcuts and teach you how to delete any unwanted ones. Keyboard shortcuts are not permanent, however, and you can individually delete them just as easily as they were added. But you may find that a certain shortcut is no longer useful, or someone may have added a shortcut to your phone as a prank. Keyboard shortcuts are an effective way to type a frequently-repeated message with minimal effort, or to force the iPhone to allow a word that auto-correct always tries to fix.
