MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension

Indicate incorrect words when importing from seed

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area-seedPhrase needs-design type-enhancement
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Description

**What problem are you trying to solve?**
MetaMask support has stated on multiple occasions that they'd like to increase the accessibility of seed recovery, and streamline the process for potential issues and common negative user experiences.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
As a start, we can suggest words that do not match the acceptable wordlist for seed recovery.

https://goo.gl/44G1Rc

To reproduce:

install a /dist or /builds app to a browser
click MetaMask in browser, use Beta (unsure how to change legacy behavior - willing to learn how)
Accept all EULA etc
'Import Existing DEN'
Give it a password, and import 'shoudl hat few pupil letter program soon rude ski exhaust brain bleu'
Note that the interface returns "The following provided words are not valid seed words: shoudl,bleu"
We need additional translations for other supported languages other than EN.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RwyHcuCvQJPWPIQHws7taXXkpflEXhdL/view?usp=sharing

**Additional context**
Next, it might be wise to include wording on seed phrase creation or recovery that indicates some of these common issues between chair and keyboard and how to avoid them.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the browser extension's seed import flow and the existing invalid-word message shown during recovery. Check how supported-language translations are organized and how the current English wording is produced; done means incorrect seed words are indicated consistently with translations for the other supported languages.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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