16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to: output, for display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys; receive, a plurality of indications of gestures detected at a presence-sensitive input device, a first indication of the plurality of indications of gestures being associated with traversal of a first key from the plurality of keys and subsequently a second indication of the plurality of indications of gestures being associated with traversal of a second key of the plurality of keys, wherein a first character is associated with the first key and a second character is associated with the second key; output, based at least in part on the first and second indications of the plurality of indications of gestures traversing the first key and subsequently the second key, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words, wherein at least one of a first candidate word or a second candidate word from the group of candidate words comprises the second character subsequent to the first character; determine, based at least in part on the candidate phrase, a next word that is subsequent to the first candidate word and the second candidate word in the candidate phrase; and output, for display, the next word.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to: output, for display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys; receive, a plurality of indications of gestures detected at a presence-sensitive input device, a first indication of the plurality of indications of gestures being associated with traversal of a first key from the plurality of keys and subsequently a second indication of the plurality of indications of gestures being associated with traversal of a second key of the plurality of keys, wherein a first character is associated with the first key and a second character is associated with the second key; output, based at least in part on the first and second indications of the plurality of indications of gestures traversing the first key and subsequently the second key, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words, wherein at least one of a first candidate word or a second candidate word from the group of candidate words comprises the second character subsequent to the first character; determine, based at least in part on the candidate phrase, a next word that is subsequent to the first candidate word and the second candidate word in the candidate phrase; and output, for display, the next word. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the graphical user interface includes at least one text-suggestion region, and wherein the next word is included in the at least one text-suggestion region.