1. A method of recognizing at least one word in a document, the word including at least one predetermined character, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a recognized word based on the word in the document; b) determining whether the recognized word is correct; c) generating, if the recognized word is incorrect, at least one reference word, each reference word comprising a different set of predetermined characters and being generated according to a process that is independent of a content of at least one confusion matrix; d) determining for each reference word a corresponding replacement word value based on a calculation involving a mathematical function being applied to a content of the at least one confusion matrix; and e) replacing the incorrect recognized word with the reference word most likely matching the at least one word in the document based on the corresponding replacement word value.
1. A method of recognizing at least one word in a document, the word including at least one predetermined character, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a recognized word based on the word in the document; b) determining whether the recognized word is correct; c) generating, if the recognized word is incorrect, at least one reference word, each reference word comprising a different set of predetermined characters and being generated according to a process that is independent of a content of at least one confusion matrix; d) determining for each reference word a corresponding replacement word value based on a calculation involving a mathematical function being applied to a content of the at least one confusion matrix; and e) replacing the incorrect recognized word with the reference word most likely matching the at least one word in the document based on the corresponding replacement word value. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one word in the document, the recognized word, and each reference word comprises at least one alphanumeric character.