diff --git a/src/components/wordDict/DictWrite.vue b/src/components/wordDict/DictWrite.vue
index f4fd4a2..af8dd95 100644
--- a/src/components/wordDict/DictWrite.vue
+++ b/src/components/wordDict/DictWrite.vue
@@ -166,56 +166,40 @@ const saveWord = () => {
     }
     const wordData = {
         id: props.NumValue || null,
-        title: computedTitle.value,
+        title: computedTitle.value.trim(),
         category: selectedCategory.value,
         content: content.value,
     };
     if(valid){
-        emit('addWord', wordData,  addCategory.value === ''
+        emit('addWord', wordData,  addCategory.value.trim() === ''
         ? (isNaN(selectedCategory.value) ? selectedCategory.value : Number(selectedCategory.value))
         : addCategory.value);
     }
 }
 
-
 // 카테고리 focusout 이벤트 핸들러 추가
 const handleCategoryFocusout = (value) => {
-
+    if (!value || value.trim() === '') {
+        return;
+    }
     const valueTrim = value.trim();
-    if(value){
-        const existingCategory = props.dataList.find(item => item.label === valueTrim);
+    const existingCategory = props.dataList.find(item => item.label === valueTrim);
 
-        // 카테고리 입력시 공백
-        if(valueTrim == ''){
-            addCategoryAlert.value = true;
+    if (existingCategory) {
+        addCategoryAlert.value = true;
 
-            // 공백시 강제 focus
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                const inputElement = categoryInputRef.value?.$el?.querySelector('input');
-                if (inputElement) {
-                    inputElement.focus();
-                }
-            }, 0);
-
-
-        }else if (existingCategory) {
-            addCategoryAlert.value = true;
-
-            // 중복시 강제 focus
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                const inputElement = categoryInputRef.value?.$el?.querySelector('input');
-                if (inputElement) {
-                    inputElement.focus();
-                }
-            }, 0);
-
-        } else {
-            addCategoryAlert.value = false;
-        }
+        // 중복 시 강제 focus
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            const inputElement = categoryInputRef.value?.$el?.querySelector('input');
+            if (inputElement) {
+                inputElement.focus();
+            }
+        }, 0);
+    } else {
+        addCategoryAlert.value = false;
     }
 };
 
-
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>