Spelling

/ˈspɛlɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word in the correct order.

Her spelling of the word 'accommodation' was impressive.

The way a word is spelled.

The spelling of 'definitely' is often confused with 'definately'.

A test of a person's ability to spell words correctly.

She practiced for the spelling bee by reviewing difficult words.

verb

To write or name the letters of a word in the correct order.

Can you spell 'entrepreneur'?

From Middle English 'spelling', from Old French 'espelement', from Latin 'spelling' (to spell).

spelling bee

A competition in which participants are asked to spell a broad selection of words.

bad spelling

Poor or incorrect spelling of words.

spelling mistake

An error made in the spelling of a word.

spell

To form a word by combining letters.

orthographic

Pertaining to the conventional spelling system of a language.

phonetics

The study of the sounds of human speech, which relates to spelling.

Spello

He always checks his work to avoid a spello.

Spell-check

I'm too lazy to check this; I'll just run spell-check.