spelling

spell·ing  (splng)

n.

1.

a. The forming of words with letters in an accepted order; orthography.

b. The art or study of orthography.

2. The way in which a word is spelled.

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spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ]

n

1. (Linguistics) the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography

2. (Linguistics) the art or study of orthography

3. (Linguistics) the actual way in which a word is spelt

4. the ability of a person to spell John's spelling is good

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Spelling

See also language.

cacography

the practice or defect of incorrect spelling. — cacographer, n. — cacographic, cacographical, adj.

glossic

a phonetic spelling system in which for each sound the letter or digraph most commonly found representing that sound is used.

hetericism

Rare. the study of nonphonetic spelling. — hetericist, n.

heterography

1. the practice of spelling in a way contrary to standard usage.
2. the use of the same letters or combinations of letters to represent different sounds, as in English tough and dough. — heterographic, heterographical, adj.

orthography

1. the art of writing words according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
2. that part of grammar that treats of letters and spelling.
3. a method of spelling. — orthographer, n. — orthographic, adj.

phonography

any phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand system. — phonog-rapher, phonographist, n. — phonographic, phonographical, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spelling - forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols misspelling - a spelling that is incorrect alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

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spelling

noun orthography I had to correct several mistakes in her spelling.

Quotations
"My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong place" [A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh]
"`Do you spell it with a "V" or a "W"?'. `That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord.'" [Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers]
"orthography: the science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

spelling [ˈspelɪŋ]

A. N → ortografía f
the correct spelling is → la ortografía correcta es ...
my spelling is terrible → cometo muchas faltas de ortografía

B. CPD spelling bee N → certamen m de ortografía
spelling checker N → corrector m ortográfico
spelling mistake N → falta f de ortografía
spelling pronunciation N → pronunciación f ortográfica

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spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ]

n

(= ability, action) → orthographe f
My spelling is terrible → Je fais beaucoup de fautes d'orthographe.
I'm terrible at spelling → Je suis très mauvais en orthographe.

(= way a word is written) → orthographe f

modif [error, test, rule] → d'orthographe; [variant] → orthographique; [reform] → de l'orthographe
a spelling mistake → une faute d'orthographe
spelling error n → faute f d'orthographe

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spelling

n → Rechtschreibung f, → Orthografie f; (of a word) → Schreibweise f; (= activity) → Rechtschreiben nt; (Sch: = lesson) → Rechtschreibeunterricht m; the correct spelling is … → die richtige Schreibweise ist …

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spelling:

spelling bee

n (Sch) → Buchstabierwettbewerb m

spelling book

n → Fibel f

spelling check

n (Comput) → Rechtschreibprüfung f

spelling mistake

n → (Recht)schreibfehler m, → orthografischer Fehler

spelling pronunciation

n → buchstabengetreue Aussprache

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spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ] n → ortografia

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spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ] n → ortografia

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