20. An apparatus for recognizing at least one word in a document, the word including at least one predetermined character, the apparatus comprising: means for providing a recognized word based on the word in the document; first determining means for determining whether the recognized word is correct; means for 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; second determining means for 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 means for 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.
20. An apparatus for recognizing at least one word in a document, the word including at least one predetermined character, the apparatus comprising: means for providing a recognized word based on the word in the document; first determining means for determining whether the recognized word is correct; means for 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; second determining means for 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 means for 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. 26. The apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising: means for providing a plurality of word correction modules, each word correction module being associated with a different confusion matrix; means for selecting one of the plurality of word correction modules; and means for causing the second determining means to determine each replacement word value in accordance with the confusion matrix associated with the selected word correction module.