diff --git a/crates/typos-dict/verify/src/main.rs b/crates/typos-dict/verify/src/main.rs
index 9075713..89b4994 100644
--- a/crates/typos-dict/verify/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/typos-dict/verify/src/main.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 fn generate<W: std::io::Write>(file: &mut W, dict: &[u8]) {
     let mut wtr = csv::Writer::from_writer(file);
 
-    let disallowed_typos = disallowed_typos();
-    let related_words = related_words();
+    let disallowed_typos = varcon_words();
+    let word_variants = proper_word_variants();
 
     let mut reader = csv::ReaderBuilder::new()
         .has_headers(false)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn generate<W: std::io::Write>(file: &mut W, dict: &[u8]) {
         if disallowed_typos.contains(&unicase::UniCase::new(typo)) {
             continue;
         }
-        let correction = related_words
+        let correction = word_variants
             .get(correction)
             .and_then(|words| find_best_match(typo, correction, words))
             .unwrap_or(correction);
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ fn generate<W: std::io::Write>(file: &mut W, dict: &[u8]) {
     wtr.flush().unwrap();
 }
 
-fn disallowed_typos() -> HashSet<unicase::UniCase<&'static str>> {
+fn varcon_words() -> HashSet<unicase::UniCase<&'static str>> {
+    // Even include improper ones because we should be letting varcon handle that rather than our
+    // dictionary
     varcon::VARCON
         .iter()
         .flat_map(|c| c.entries.iter())
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ fn disallowed_typos() -> HashSet<unicase::UniCase<&'static str>> {
         .collect()
 }
 
-fn related_words() -> HashMap<&'static str, HashSet<&'static str>> {
+fn proper_word_variants() -> HashMap<&'static str, HashSet<&'static str>> {
     let mut words: HashMap<&'static str, HashSet<&'static str>> = HashMap::new();
     for entry in varcon::VARCON.iter().flat_map(|c| c.entries.iter()) {
         let variants: HashSet<_> = entry
@@ -57,11 +59,11 @@ fn related_words() -> HashMap<&'static str, HashSet<&'static str>> {
 fn find_best_match<'c>(
     typo: &'c str,
     correction: &'c str,
-    related_words: &HashSet<&'static str>,
+    word_variants: &HashSet<&'static str>,
 ) -> Option<&'c str> {
-    assert!(!related_words.contains(correction));
+    assert!(!word_variants.contains(correction));
     let current = edit_distance::edit_distance(typo, correction);
-    let mut matches: Vec<_> = related_words
+    let mut matches: Vec<_> = word_variants
         .iter()
         .map(|r| (edit_distance::edit_distance(typo, r), *r))
         .filter(|(d, _)| *d < current)
diff --git a/src/dict.rs b/src/dict.rs
index 7466593..e524532 100644
--- a/src/dict.rs
+++ b/src/dict.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ impl BuiltIn {
 
         let word = word_token.token();
         let mut corrections = if let Some(correction) = self.correct_with_dict(word) {
-            self.correct_with_vars(word)
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| Status::Corrections(vec![Cow::Borrowed(correction)]))
+            match self.correct_with_vars(correction) {
+                Some(Status::Valid) => Status::Corrections(vec![Cow::Borrowed(correction)]),
+                Some(correction @ Status::Corrections(_)) => correction,
+                Some(Status::Invalid) => {
+                    unreachable!("correct_with_vars should always have valid suggestions")
+                }
+                None => Status::Corrections(vec![Cow::Borrowed(correction)]),
+            }
         } else {
             self.correct_with_vars(word)?
         };
@@ -244,6 +250,75 @@ impl<'i, 'w, D: typos::Dictionary> typos::Dictionary for Override<'i, 'w, D> {
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "dict")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dict_correct() {
+        let dict = BuiltIn::new(crate::config::Locale::default());
+        let correction = dict.correct_word(typos::tokens::Word::new_unchecked(
+            "finallizes",
+            typos::tokens::Case::Lower,
+            0,
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(
+            correction,
+            Some(Status::Corrections(vec!["finalizes".into()]))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vars")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_varcon_no_locale() {
+        let dict = BuiltIn::new(crate::config::Locale::En);
+        let correction = dict.correct_word(typos::tokens::Word::new_unchecked(
+            "finalizes",
+            typos::tokens::Case::Lower,
+            0,
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(correction, Some(Status::Valid));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vars")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_varcon_same_locale() {
+        let dict = BuiltIn::new(crate::config::Locale::EnUs);
+        let correction = dict.correct_word(typos::tokens::Word::new_unchecked(
+            "finalizes",
+            typos::tokens::Case::Lower,
+            0,
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(correction, Some(Status::Valid));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vars")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_varcon_different_locale() {
+        let dict = BuiltIn::new(crate::config::Locale::EnGb);
+        let correction = dict.correct_word(typos::tokens::Word::new_unchecked(
+            "finalizes",
+            typos::tokens::Case::Lower,
+            0,
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(
+            correction,
+            Some(Status::Corrections(vec!["finalises".into()]))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "dict", feature = "vars"))]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dict_to_varcon() {
+        let dict = BuiltIn::new(crate::config::Locale::EnGb);
+        let correction = dict.correct_word(typos::tokens::Word::new_unchecked(
+            "finallizes",
+            typos::tokens::Case::Lower,
+            0,
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(
+            correction,
+            Some(Status::Corrections(vec!["finalises".into()]))
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_case_correct() {
         let cases = [