diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/AbstractDictionaryWriter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/AbstractDictionaryWriter.java
index 4a0ce37..463d093 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/AbstractDictionaryWriter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/AbstractDictionaryWriter.java
@@ -41,8 +41,17 @@
 
     abstract public void clear();
 
+    /**
+     * Add a unigram with an optional shortcut to the dictionary.
+     * @param word The word to add.
+     * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+     * @param frequency The frequency for this unigram.
+     * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist). Ignored
+     *   if shortcutTarget is null.
+     * @param isNotAWord true if this is not a word, i.e. shortcut only.
+     */
     abstract public void addUnigramWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
-            final int frequency, final boolean isNotAWord);
+            final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq, final boolean isNotAWord);
 
     // TODO: Remove lastModifiedTime after making binary dictionary support forgetting curve.
     abstract public void addBigramWords(final String word0, final String word1,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
index ffeb927..47891c6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "loadAccountVocabulary: " + word);
             }
-            super.addWord(word, null /* shortcut */, FREQUENCY_FOR_CONTACTS,
+            super.addWord(word, null /* shortcut */, FREQUENCY_FOR_CONTACTS, 0 /* shortcutFreq */,
                     false /* isNotAWord */);
         }
     }
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
                         Log.d(TAG, "addName " + name + ", " + word + ", " + prevWord);
                     }
                     super.addWord(word, null /* shortcut */, FREQUENCY_FOR_CONTACTS,
-                            false /* isNotAWord */);
+                            0 /* shortcutFreq */, false /* isNotAWord */);
                     if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(prevWord)) {
                         if (mUseFirstLastBigrams) {
                             super.addBigram(prevWord, word, FREQUENCY_FOR_CONTACTS_BIGRAM,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryWriter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryWriter.java
index 84abfa6..3df2a2b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryWriter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryWriter.java
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
     // considering performance regression.
     @Override
     public void addUnigramWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency,
-            final boolean isNotAWord) {
+            final int shortcutFreq, final boolean isNotAWord) {
         if (shortcutTarget == null) {
             mFusionDictionary.add(word, frequency, null, isNotAWord);
         } else {
             // TODO: Do this in the subclass, with this class taking an arraylist.
             final ArrayList<WeightedString> shortcutTargets = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
-            shortcutTargets.add(new WeightedString(shortcutTarget, frequency));
+            shortcutTargets.add(new WeightedString(shortcutTarget, shortcutFreq));
             mFusionDictionary.add(word, frequency, shortcutTargets, isNotAWord);
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableBinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableBinaryDictionary.java
index c79a4ff..eb8650e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableBinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableBinaryDictionary.java
@@ -261,10 +261,16 @@
 
     /**
      * Adds a word unigram to the dictionary. Used for loading a dictionary.
+     * @param word The word to add.
+     * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+     * @param frequency The frequency for this unigram.
+     * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist). Ignored
+     *   if shortcutTarget is null.
+     * @param isNotAWord true if this is not a word, i.e. shortcut only.
      */
     protected void addWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
-            final int frequency, final boolean isNotAWord) {
-        mDictionaryWriter.addUnigramWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, isNotAWord);
+            final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq, final boolean isNotAWord) {
+        mDictionaryWriter.addUnigramWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq, isNotAWord);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@
      * Dynamically adds a word unigram to the dictionary. May overwrite an existing entry.
      */
     protected void addWordDynamically(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
-            final int frequency, final boolean isNotAWord) {
+            final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq, final boolean isNotAWord) {
         if (!mIsUpdatable) {
             Log.w(TAG, "addWordDynamically is called for non-updatable dictionary: " + mFilename);
             return;
@@ -326,7 +332,8 @@
                     mBinaryDictionary.addUnigramWord(word, frequency);
                 } else {
                     // TODO: Remove.
-                    mDictionaryWriter.addUnigramWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, isNotAWord);
+                    mDictionaryWriter.addUnigramWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq,
+                            isNotAWord);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
index d491f98..95c9bca 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionary.java
@@ -156,15 +156,36 @@
         return Constants.DICTIONARY_MAX_WORD_LENGTH;
     }
 
-    public void addWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency) {
+    /**
+     * Add a word with an optional shortcut to the dictionary.
+     * @param word The word to add.
+     * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+     * @param frequency The frequency for this unigram.
+     * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist). Ignored
+     *   if shortcutTarget is null.
+     */
+    public void addWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency,
+            final int shortcutFreq) {
         if (word.length() >= Constants.DICTIONARY_MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
             return;
         }
-        addWordRec(mRoots, word, 0, shortcutTarget, frequency, null);
+        addWordRec(mRoots, word, 0, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq, null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a word, recursively searching for its correct place in the trie tree.
+     * @param children The node to recursively search for addition. Initially, the root of the tree.
+     * @param word The word to add.
+     * @param depth The current depth in the tree.
+     * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+     * @param frequency The frequency for this unigram.
+     * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist). Ignored
+     *   if shortcutTarget is null.
+     * @param parentNode The parent node, for up linking. Initially null, as the root has no parent.
+     */
     private void addWordRec(final NodeArray children, final String word, final int depth,
-            final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency, final Node parentNode) {
+            final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq,
+            final Node parentNode) {
         final int wordLength = word.length();
         if (wordLength <= depth) return;
         final char c = word.charAt(depth);
@@ -204,7 +225,8 @@
         if (childNode.mChildren == null) {
             childNode.mChildren = new NodeArray();
         }
-        addWordRec(childNode.mChildren, word, depth + 1, shortcutTarget, frequency, childNode);
+        addWordRec(childNode.mChildren, word, depth + 1, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq,
+                childNode);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
index 864a173..15b3d8d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
     private static final String USER_DICTIONARY_ALL_LANGUAGES = "";
     private static final int HISTORICAL_DEFAULT_USER_DICTIONARY_FREQUENCY = 250;
     private static final int LATINIME_DEFAULT_USER_DICTIONARY_FREQUENCY = 160;
+    // Shortcut frequency is 0~15, with 15 = whitelist. We don't want user dictionary entries
+    // to auto-correct, so we set this to the highest frequency that won't, i.e. 14.
+    private static final int USER_DICT_SHORTCUT_FREQUENCY = 14;
 
     // TODO: use Words.SHORTCUT when we target JellyBean or above
     final static String SHORTCUT = "shortcut";
@@ -243,10 +246,12 @@
                 final int adjustedFrequency = scaleFrequencyFromDefaultToLatinIme(frequency);
                 // Safeguard against adding really long words.
                 if (word.length() < MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
-                    super.addWord(word, null, adjustedFrequency, false /* isNotAWord */);
+                    super.addWord(word, null, adjustedFrequency, 0 /* shortcutFreq */,
+                            false /* isNotAWord */);
                 }
                 if (null != shortcut && shortcut.length() < MAX_WORD_LENGTH) {
-                    super.addWord(shortcut, word, adjustedFrequency, true /* isNotAWord */);
+                    super.addWord(shortcut, word, adjustedFrequency, USER_DICT_SHORTCUT_FREQUENCY,
+                            true /* isNotAWord */);
                 }
                 cursor.moveToNext();
             }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DecayingExpandableBinaryDictionaryBase.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DecayingExpandableBinaryDictionaryBase.java
index c8b62b6..a1e3600 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DecayingExpandableBinaryDictionaryBase.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DecayingExpandableBinaryDictionaryBase.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         final int frequency = ENABLE_BINARY_DICTIONARY_DYNAMIC_UPDATE ?
                 (isValid ? FREQUENCY_FOR_WORDS_IN_DICTS : FREQUENCY_FOR_WORDS_NOT_IN_DICTS) :
                         FREQUENCY_FOR_TYPED;
-        addWordDynamically(word1, null /* the "shortcut" parameter is null */, frequency,
+        addWordDynamically(word1, null /* shortcutTarget */, frequency, 0 /* shortcutFreq */,
                 false /* isNotAWord */);
         // Do not insert a word as a bigram of itself
         if (word1.equals(word0)) {
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@
         final OnAddWordListener listener = new OnAddWordListener() {
             @Override
             public void setUnigram(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
-                    final int frequency) {
+                    final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq) {
                 if (DBG_SAVE_RESTORE) {
                     Log.d(TAG, "load unigram: " + word + "," + frequency);
                 }
-                addWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, false /* isNotAWord */);
+                addWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq, false /* isNotAWord */);
                 ++profTotalCount[0];
             }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DynamicPersonalizationDictionaryWriter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DynamicPersonalizationDictionaryWriter.java
index 039b253..6f152bb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DynamicPersonalizationDictionaryWriter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/personalization/DynamicPersonalizationDictionaryWriter.java
@@ -75,15 +75,21 @@
     /**
      * Adds a word unigram to the fusion dictionary. Call updateBinaryDictionary when all changes
      * are done to update the binary dictionary.
+     * @param word The word to add.
+     * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+     * @param frequency The frequency for this unigram.
+     * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist). Ignored
+     *   if shortcutTarget is null.
+     * @param isNotAWord true if this is not a word, i.e. shortcut only.
      */
     @Override
     public void addUnigramWord(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency,
-            final boolean isNotAWord) {
+            final int shortcutFreq, final boolean isNotAWord) {
         if (mBigramList.size() > mMaxHistoryBigrams * 2) {
             // Too many entries: just stop adding new vocabulary and wait next refresh.
             return;
         }
-        mExpandableDictionary.addWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency);
+        mExpandableDictionary.addWord(word, shortcutTarget, frequency, shortcutFreq);
         mBigramList.addBigram(null, word, (byte)frequency);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtils.java
index ea32a74..635afe7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtils.java
@@ -49,7 +49,16 @@
     private static final String LAST_UPDATED_TIME_KEY = "date";
 
     public interface OnAddWordListener {
-        public void setUnigram(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency);
+        /**
+         * Callback to be notified when a word is added to the dictionary.
+         * @param word The added word.
+         * @param shortcutTarget A shortcut target for this word, or null if none.
+         * @param frequency The frequency for this word.
+         * @param shortcutFreq The frequency of the shortcut (0~15, with 15 = whitelist).
+         *   Unspecified if shortcutTarget is null - do not rely on its value.
+         */
+        public void setUnigram(final String word, final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency,
+                final int shortcutFreq);
         public void setBigram(final String word1, final String word2, final int frequency);
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +162,7 @@
         for (Entry<Integer, String> entry : unigrams.entrySet()) {
             final String word1 = entry.getValue();
             final int unigramFrequency = frequencies.get(entry.getKey());
-            to.setUnigram(word1, null, unigramFrequency);
+            to.setUnigram(word1, null /* shortcutTarget */, unigramFrequency, 0 /* shortcutFreq */);
             final ArrayList<PendingAttribute> attrList = bigrams.get(entry.getKey());
             if (attrList != null) {
                 for (final PendingAttribute attr : attrList) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionaryTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionaryTests.java
index ecf3af7..6aae104 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionaryTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ExpandableDictionaryTests.java
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@
 public class ExpandableDictionaryTests extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     private final static int UNIGRAM_FREQ = 50;
+    // See UserBinaryDictionary for more information about this variable.
+    // For tests, its actual value does not matter.
+    private final static int SHORTCUT_FREQ = 14;
 
     public void testAddWordAndGetWordFrequency() {
         final ExpandableDictionary dict = new ExpandableDictionary(Dictionary.TYPE_USER);
 
         // Add words
-        dict.addWord("abcde", "abcde", UNIGRAM_FREQ);
-        dict.addWord("abcef", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 1);
+        dict.addWord("abcde", "abcde", UNIGRAM_FREQ, SHORTCUT_FREQ);
+        dict.addWord("abcef", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 1, 0);
 
         // Check words
         assertFalse(dict.isValidWord("abcde"));
@@ -40,16 +43,16 @@
         assertTrue(dict.isValidWord("abcef"));
         assertEquals(UNIGRAM_FREQ+1, dict.getWordFrequency("abcef"));
 
-        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 2);
+        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 2, 0);
         assertTrue(dict.isValidWord("abc"));
         assertEquals(UNIGRAM_FREQ + 2, dict.getWordFrequency("abc"));
 
         // Add existing word with lower frequency
-        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ);
+        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ, 0);
         assertEquals(UNIGRAM_FREQ + 2, dict.getWordFrequency("abc"));
 
         // Add existing word with higher frequency
-        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 3);
+        dict.addWord("abc", null, UNIGRAM_FREQ + 3, 0);
         assertEquals(UNIGRAM_FREQ + 3, dict.getWordFrequency("abc"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
index 3eabe2b..1944fd3 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
         final UserHistoryDictionaryBigramList resultList = new UserHistoryDictionaryBigramList();
         final OnAddWordListener listener = new OnAddWordListener() {
             @Override
-            public void setUnigram(final String word,
-                    final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency) {
+            public void setUnigram(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
+                    final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "in: setUnigram: " + word + "," + frequency);
                 resultList.addBigram(null, word, (byte)frequency);
             }
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@
         final UserHistoryDictionaryBigramList resultList2 = new UserHistoryDictionaryBigramList();
         final OnAddWordListener listener2 = new OnAddWordListener() {
             @Override
-            public void setUnigram(final String word,
-                    final String shortcutTarget, final int frequency) {
+            public void setUnigram(final String word, final String shortcutTarget,
+                    final int frequency, final int shortcutFreq) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "in: setUnigram: " + word + "," + frequency);
                 resultList2.addBigram(null, word, (byte)frequency);
             }