English Explanatory Dictionary

spelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of spell
noun
  1. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
  2. The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
  3. A specific spelling of a word.
  4. A spelling test or spelling bee.
  5. A choice of notation among enharmonic equivalents for the same pitch.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɛlɪŋ/ en-us-spelling.ogg

Word forms

spelling spellings

Etymology

1400s, from spell (verb) + -ing.

Derived words

censored spelling finger spelling ICAO spelling alphabet mis-spelling Oxford spelling phonetic spelling alphabet spelling alphabet spellingly spellingwise spelling word word-spelling alphabet back-spelling creative spelling fingerspelling inverse spelling misspelling pronunciation spelling respell respelling reverse spelling spell checker spell-checker spellchecker spell check spell-check spellcheck spelling bee spelling checker spelling pronunciation spelling reform spelling reformer
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