1. A computer-implemented method for recognizing a desired spoken character on a computing device, the method comprising: a) receiving a spoken character and at least one subsequent spoken character via a microphone on the computing device, the spoken character and the subsequent spoken character being from an alphabet, the subsequent spoken character being in a specified relationship to the spoken character within the alphabet; b) using a speech recognition system on the computing device to determine a desired character based on the spoken character and a predetermined number of said subsequent spoken characters, wherein the subsequent spoken characters are consecutive letters in the alphabet; and c) outputting the desired character.