diff --git a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
index 336d567..492306c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn default_debug_mode() -> bool {
 }
 
 fn default_word_correction_threshold() -> f64 {
-    0.15
+    0.18
 }
 
 pub const SETTINGS_STORE_PATH: &str = "settings_store.json";
diff --git a/src/components/settings/debug/WordCorrectionThreshold.tsx b/src/components/settings/debug/WordCorrectionThreshold.tsx
index fce241e..fff45fd 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/debug/WordCorrectionThreshold.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/debug/WordCorrectionThreshold.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const WordCorrectionThreshold: React.FC<
 
   return (
     <Slider
-      value={settings?.word_correction_threshold ?? 0.15}
+      value={settings?.word_correction_threshold ?? 0.18}
       onChange={handleThresholdChange}
       min={0.0}
       max={1.0}
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index dda5d7b..ab212eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const SettingsSchema = z.object({
   overlay_position: OverlayPositionSchema,
   debug_mode: z.boolean(),
   custom_words: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
-  word_correction_threshold: z.number().optional().default(0.15),
+  word_correction_threshold: z.number().optional().default(0.18),
 });
 
 export const BindingResponseSchema = z.object({