spelling

B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ UK /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9819

Meanings

1

noun
The way letters are put together to form a word.

The teacher corrected the spelling of every word in my essay.
2

noun
The skill or activity of writing words with their correct letters.

My spelling has improved a lot since I started reading more.
3

verb
Naming or writing the letters of a word in the correct order (present participle of spell).

She is spelling her surname slowly so the clerk can write it down.

Verb forms

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Word family

Forms spellings

Derived forms back-spellingfingerspellingmis-spellingmisspellingrespellrespellingspell-checkspell-checkerspellcheckspellcheckerspellinglyspellingwise

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Phrases (2)

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spelling checker
a software tool that detects possible misspelled words

Noun + noun
spelling bee
a competition in which contestants spell spoken words correctly

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Communication

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