diff --git a/native/jni/src/binary_format.h b/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
index d8f3e83..25d504b 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/binary_format.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
     static const int FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS = 0x08;
     // Flag for bigram presence
     static const int FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS = 0x04;
+    // Flag for non-words (typically, shortcut only entries)
+    static const int FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD = 0x02;
+    // Flag for blacklist
+    static const int FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED = 0x01;
 
     // Attribute (bigram/shortcut) related flags:
     // Flag for presence of more attributes
diff --git a/native/jni/src/terminal_attributes.h b/native/jni/src/terminal_attributes.h
index 34ab8f0..9ff2772 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/terminal_attributes.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/terminal_attributes.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
         return ShortcutIterator(mDict, mStartPos + BinaryFormat::SHORTCUT_LIST_SIZE_SIZE, mFlags);
     }
 
+    bool isBlacklistedOrNotAWord() const {
+        return mFlags & (BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED | BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD);
+    }
+
  private:
     DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(TerminalAttributes);
     const uint8_t *const mDict;
diff --git a/native/jni/src/unigram_dictionary.cpp b/native/jni/src/unigram_dictionary.cpp
index ba3c2db..d4c51df 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/unigram_dictionary.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/unigram_dictionary.cpp
@@ -391,9 +391,11 @@
         const int finalProbability =
                 correction->getFinalProbability(probability, &wordPointer, &wordLength);
 
-        if (0 != finalProbability) {
+        if (0 != finalProbability && !terminalAttributes.isBlacklistedOrNotAWord()) {
             // If the probability is 0, we don't want to add this word. However we still
             // want to add its shortcuts (including a possible whitelist entry) if any.
+            // Furthermore, if this is not a word (shortcut only for example) or a blacklisted
+            // entry then we never want to suggest this.
             addWord(wordPointer, wordLength, finalProbability, masterQueue,
                     Dictionary::KIND_CORRECTION);
         }
@@ -841,6 +843,12 @@
         return NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
     }
     const uint8_t flags = BinaryFormat::getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
+    if (flags & (BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED | BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD)) {
+        // If this is not a word, or if it's a blacklisted entry, it should behave as
+        // having no frequency outside of the suggestion process (where it should be used
+        // for shortcuts).
+        return NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
+    }
     const bool hasMultipleChars = (0 != (BinaryFormat::FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS & flags));
     if (hasMultipleChars) {
         pos = BinaryFormat::skipOtherCharacters(root, pos);