diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
index c07997b..c33c015 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     public static CharSequence getTextWithSuggestionSpan(final Context context,
             final String pickedWord, final SuggestedWords suggestedWords) {
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(pickedWord) || suggestedWords.isEmpty()
-                || suggestedWords.mIsPrediction || suggestedWords.isPunctuationSuggestions()) {
+                || suggestedWords.isPrediction() || suggestedWords.isPunctuationSuggestions()) {
             return pickedWord;
         }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 6045b34..aebc710 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
                         applicationSpecifiedCompletions);
         final SuggestedWords suggestedWords = new SuggestedWords(applicationSuggestedWords,
                 null /* rawSuggestions */, false /* typedWordValid */, false /* willAutoCorrect */,
-                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, false /* isPrediction */,
+                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
                 SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_APPLICATION_SPECIFIED /* inputStyle */);
         // When in fullscreen mode, show completions generated by the application forcibly
         setSuggestedWords(suggestedWords);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/PunctuationSuggestions.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/PunctuationSuggestions.java
index 6b0205c..56014cb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/PunctuationSuggestions.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/PunctuationSuggestions.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
                 false /* typedWordValid */,
                 false /* hasAutoCorrectionCandidate */,
                 false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                false /* isPrediction */,
                 INPUT_STYLE_NONE /* inputStyle */);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
index ab852f8..6779351 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@
     // and calls the callback function with the suggestions.
     private void getSuggestedWordsForNonBatchInput(final WordComposer wordComposer,
             final PrevWordsInfo prevWordsInfo, final ProximityInfo proximityInfo,
-            final SettingsValuesForSuggestion settingsValuesForSuggestion, final int inputStyle,
-            final boolean isCorrectionEnabled, final int sequenceNumber,
-            final OnGetSuggestedWordsCallback callback) {
+            final SettingsValuesForSuggestion settingsValuesForSuggestion,
+            final int inputStyleIfNotPrediction, final boolean isCorrectionEnabled,
+            final int sequenceNumber, final OnGetSuggestedWordsCallback callback) {
         final String typedWord = wordComposer.getTypedWord();
         final int trailingSingleQuotesCount = StringUtils.getTrailingSingleQuotesCount(typedWord);
         final String consideredWord = trailingSingleQuotesCount > 0
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
             suggestionsList = suggestionsContainer;
         }
 
+        final int inputStyle = resultsArePredictions ? SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_PREDICTION :
+                inputStyleIfNotPrediction;
         callback.onGetSuggestedWords(new SuggestedWords(suggestionsList,
                 suggestionResults.mRawSuggestions,
                 // TODO: this first argument is lying. If this is a whitelisted word which is an
@@ -193,8 +195,7 @@
                 // rename the attribute or change the value.
                 !resultsArePredictions && !allowsToBeAutoCorrected /* typedWordValid */,
                 hasAutoCorrection /* willAutoCorrect */,
-                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, resultsArePredictions,
-                inputStyle, sequenceNumber));
+                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, inputStyle, sequenceNumber));
     }
 
     // Retrieves suggestions for the batch input
@@ -244,7 +245,6 @@
                 true /* typedWordValid */,
                 false /* willAutoCorrect */,
                 false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                false /* isPrediction */,
                 inputStyle, sequenceNumber));
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index 38fcb68..1eebabe 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@
     public static final int INPUT_STYLE_TAIL_BATCH = 3;
     public static final int INPUT_STYLE_APPLICATION_SPECIFIED = 4;
     public static final int INPUT_STYLE_RECORRECTION = 5;
+    public static final int INPUT_STYLE_PREDICTION = 6;
 
     // The maximum number of suggestions available.
     public static final int MAX_SUGGESTIONS = 18;
 
     private static final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST = new ArrayList<>(0);
     public static final SuggestedWords EMPTY = new SuggestedWords(
-            EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST, null /* rawSuggestions */, false, false, false, false,
-            INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
+            EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST, null /* rawSuggestions */, false /* typedWordValid */,
+            false /* willAutoCorrect */, false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
 
     public final String mTypedWord;
     public final boolean mTypedWordValid;
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
     // whether this exactly matches the user entry or not.
     public final boolean mWillAutoCorrect;
     public final boolean mIsObsoleteSuggestions;
-    public final boolean mIsPrediction;
     // How the input for these suggested words was done by the user. Must be one of the
     // INPUT_STYLE_* constants above.
     public final int mInputStyle;
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@
             final boolean typedWordValid,
             final boolean willAutoCorrect,
             final boolean isObsoleteSuggestions,
-            final boolean isPrediction,
             final int inputStyle) {
         this(suggestedWordInfoList, rawSuggestions, typedWordValid, willAutoCorrect,
-                isObsoleteSuggestions, isPrediction, inputStyle, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
+                isObsoleteSuggestions, inputStyle, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
     }
 
     public SuggestedWords(final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> suggestedWordInfoList,
@@ -78,13 +77,12 @@
             final boolean typedWordValid,
             final boolean willAutoCorrect,
             final boolean isObsoleteSuggestions,
-            final boolean isPrediction,
             final int inputStyle,
             final int sequenceNumber) {
         this(suggestedWordInfoList, rawSuggestions,
-                (suggestedWordInfoList.isEmpty() || isPrediction) ? null
+                (suggestedWordInfoList.isEmpty() || INPUT_STYLE_PREDICTION == inputStyle) ? null
                         : suggestedWordInfoList.get(INDEX_OF_TYPED_WORD).mWord,
-                typedWordValid, willAutoCorrect, isObsoleteSuggestions, isPrediction, inputStyle,
+                typedWordValid, willAutoCorrect, isObsoleteSuggestions, inputStyle,
                 sequenceNumber);
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@
             final boolean typedWordValid,
             final boolean willAutoCorrect,
             final boolean isObsoleteSuggestions,
-            final boolean isPrediction,
             final int inputStyle,
             final int sequenceNumber) {
         mSuggestedWordInfoList = suggestedWordInfoList;
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@
         mTypedWordValid = typedWordValid;
         mWillAutoCorrect = willAutoCorrect;
         mIsObsoleteSuggestions = isObsoleteSuggestions;
-        mIsPrediction = isPrediction;
         mInputStyle = inputStyle;
         mSequenceNumber = sequenceNumber;
         mTypedWord = typedWord;
@@ -381,9 +377,14 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isPrediction() {
+        return INPUT_STYLE_PREDICTION == mInputStyle;
+    }
+
     // SuggestedWords is an immutable object, as much as possible. We must not just remove
     // words from the member ArrayList as some other parties may expect the object to never change.
-    public SuggestedWords getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord(final int inputStyle) {
+    // This is only ever called by recorrection at the moment, hence the ForRecorrection moniker.
+    public SuggestedWords getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWordForRecorrection() {
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> newSuggestions = new ArrayList<>();
         String typedWord = null;
         for (int i = 0; i < mSuggestedWordInfoList.size(); ++i) {
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@
         // no auto-correction should take place hence willAutoCorrect = false.
         return new SuggestedWords(newSuggestions, null /* rawSuggestions */, typedWord,
                 true /* typedWordValid */, false /* willAutoCorrect */, mIsObsoleteSuggestions,
-                mIsPrediction, inputStyle, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
+                SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_RECORRECTION, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
     }
 
     // Creates a new SuggestedWordInfo from the currently suggested words that removes all but the
@@ -418,8 +419,7 @@
                     SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE));
         }
         return new SuggestedWords(newSuggestions, null /* rawSuggestions */, mTypedWordValid,
-                mWillAutoCorrect, mIsObsoleteSuggestions, mIsPrediction,
-                INPUT_STYLE_TAIL_BATCH);
+                mWillAutoCorrect, mIsObsoleteSuggestions, INPUT_STYLE_TAIL_BATCH);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index 616828e..a697880 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
             case Constants.CODE_SHIFT:
                 performRecapitalization(inputTransaction.mSettingsValues);
                 inputTransaction.requireShiftUpdate(InputTransaction.SHIFT_UPDATE_NOW);
-                if (mSuggestedWords.mIsPrediction) {
+                if (mSuggestedWords.isPrediction()) {
                     inputTransaction.setRequiresUpdateSuggestions();
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1466,11 +1466,10 @@
                                     && !shouldIncludeResumedWordInSuggestions) {
                                 // We were able to compute new suggestions for this word.
                                 // Remove the typed word, since we don't want to display it in this
-                                // case. The #getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord() method sets
-                                // willAutoCorrect to false.
+                                // case. The #getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWordForRecorrection()
+                                // method sets willAutoCorrect to false.
                                 suggestedWords = suggestedWordsIncludingTypedWord
-                                        .getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord(SuggestedWords
-                                                .INPUT_STYLE_RECORRECTION);
+                                        .getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWordForRecorrection();
                             } else {
                                 // No saved suggestions, and we were unable to compute any good one
                                 // either. Rather than displaying an empty suggestion strip, we'll
@@ -1487,11 +1486,9 @@
             // color of the word in the suggestion strip changes according to this parameter,
             // and false gives the correct color.
             final SuggestedWords suggestedWords = new SuggestedWords(suggestions,
-                    null /* rawSuggestions */, typedWord,
-                    false /* typedWordValid */, false /* willAutoCorrect */,
-                    false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, false /* isPrediction */,
-                    SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_RECORRECTION,
-                    SuggestedWords.NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
+                    null /* rawSuggestions */, typedWord, false /* typedWordValid */,
+                    false /* willAutoCorrect */, false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
+                    SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_RECORRECTION, SuggestedWords.NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
             mIsAutoCorrectionIndicatorOn = false;
             mLatinIME.mHandler.showSuggestionStrip(suggestedWords);
         }
@@ -1787,8 +1784,7 @@
                 SuggestedWords.getTypedWordAndPreviousSuggestions(typedWord, oldSuggestedWords);
         return new SuggestedWords(typedWordAndPreviousSuggestions, null /* rawSuggestions */,
                 false /* typedWordValid */, false /* hasAutoCorrectionCandidate */,
-                true /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, false /* isPrediction */,
-                oldSuggestedWords.mInputStyle);
+                true /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, oldSuggestedWords.mInputStyle);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
index 2785dec..c28d08c 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     public void testGetSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord() {
         final String TYPED_WORD = "typed";
         final int NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS = 5;
+        final int KIND_OF_SECOND_CORRECTION = SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION;
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> list = new ArrayList<>();
         list.add(createTypedWordInfo(TYPED_WORD));
         for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS; ++i) {
@@ -73,21 +74,23 @@
                 false /* typedWordValid */,
                 false /* willAutoCorrect */,
                 false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                false /* isPrediction*/,
                 SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
         assertEquals(NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS + 1, words.size());
         assertEquals("typed", words.getWord(0));
         assertTrue(words.getInfo(0).isKindOf(SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED));
         assertEquals("0", words.getWord(1));
-        assertTrue(words.getInfo(1).isKindOf(SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION));
+        assertTrue(words.getInfo(1).isKindOf(KIND_OF_SECOND_CORRECTION));
         assertEquals("4", words.getWord(5));
-        assertTrue(words.getInfo(5).isKindOf(SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION));
+        assertTrue(words.getInfo(5).isKindOf(KIND_OF_SECOND_CORRECTION));
 
-        final SuggestedWords wordsWithoutTyped = words.getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord(
-                SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
+        final SuggestedWords wordsWithoutTyped =
+                words.getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWordForRecorrection();
+        // Make sure that the typed word has indeed been excluded, by testing the size of the
+        // suggested words, the string and the kind of the top suggestion, which should match
+        // the string and kind of what we inserted after the typed word.
         assertEquals(words.size() - 1, wordsWithoutTyped.size());
         assertEquals("0", wordsWithoutTyped.getWord(0));
-        assertTrue(wordsWithoutTyped.getInfo(0).isKindOf(SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION));
+        assertTrue(wordsWithoutTyped.getInfo(0).isKindOf(KIND_OF_SECOND_CORRECTION));
     }
 
     // Helper for testGetTransformedWordInfo
@@ -133,7 +136,6 @@
                 false /* typedWordValid */,
                 false /* willAutoCorrect */,
                 false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                false /* isPrediction*/,
                 SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
         final SuggestedWordInfo typedWord = wordsWithTypedWord.getTypedWordInfoOrNull();
         assertNotNull(typedWord);
@@ -141,8 +143,7 @@
 
         // Make sure getTypedWordInfoOrNull() returns null.
         final SuggestedWords wordsWithoutTypedWord =
-                wordsWithTypedWord.getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord(
-                        SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
+                wordsWithTypedWord.getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWordForRecorrection();
         assertNull(wordsWithoutTypedWord.getTypedWordInfoOrNull());
 
         // Make sure getTypedWordInfoOrNull() returns null.
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
index 2cc22fa..eb76032 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
         assertFalse("willAutoCorrect", suggestedWords.mWillAutoCorrect);
         assertTrue("isPunctuationSuggestions", suggestedWords.isPunctuationSuggestions());
         assertFalse("isObsoleteSuggestions", suggestedWords.mIsObsoleteSuggestions);
-        assertFalse("isPrediction", suggestedWords.mIsPrediction);
+        assertFalse("isPrediction", suggestedWords.isPrediction());
         assertEquals("size", punctuationLabels.length, suggestedWords.size());
         for (int index = 0; index < suggestedWords.size(); index++) {
             assertEquals("punctuation label at " + index,