A forms processing system involves at least one processor, storage, an intelligent character, and/or intelligent word, recognition program, multiple selectable forms-scanning templates, an intelligent analysis module, and first and second field-specific dictionaries. The intelligent analysis module will, when analysis of particular content in a first or second field indicates that the particular content may be misspelled or improper or is absent from the respective field-specific dictionary, will attempt to identify a closest fit between the particular content and contents of the respective field-specific dictionary and either: a) automatically replace the particular content with an entry from the respective field-specific dictionary corresponding to the closest fit when a discrepancy is not likely, or b) if there is no closest fit or the particular content is absent, provide an error indication to an operator for operator correction, and store the correction as a new entry within the respective field-specific dictionary.