def add_element_to_dict(dictionary, element):
    """ Adds an element to a dictionary. If not in dictionary, adds a new key to dictionary.
    :param dictionary: dictionary
    :param element: string
    :return: updated dictionary
    """

    if len(element) == 1:
        return dictionary

    if element not in dictionary.keys():
        dictionary[element] = 1
    else:
        dictionary[element] += 1

    return dictionary