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spelling
- /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ Canada, US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
Where it comes from
1400s, from spell (verb) + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of spell [p 88] A persuasive theory about the authority of the quarto or Folio texts might shed light on how Shakespeare actually spelt these names in a particular manuscript, but, since Shakespeare seemed capable of spelling his own name differently on different occasions, how reliable a guide would such ev
noun spellings
- The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. For the practical use of spelling comes in writing.
- The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling. Because Elizabethan spelling was fluid, editors feel free to ‘modernize’ (correct) the spelling in the quartos and the Folio. But how is one to spell Rosencratz or Guildenstern, where the spelling varies, not only from text to text, but even within texts?
- A specific spelling of a word. [p 253] *excellent Q2’s ‘extent’ is generally dismissed as an error, probably a mis-reading of ‘exlent’, a common spelling at this time. [p 269] reverend The spellings ‘reuerent’ (Q2) and ‘Reuerend’ (F) were interchangeable at this time. [p 466] Guildensterne and Rosincrance are F’s consistent spell
- A spelling test or spelling bee. The boys were anxious for a spelling in the evening but I said no.
- A choice of notation among enharmonic equivalents for the same pitch. The spelling of a pitch is strongly influenced by its harmonic and melodic context.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: charm, enchantment, piece, write, while, trance, import, tour, turn, go, magic spell, orthography, alphabet, wording, transcription, transcript
Translations
Every language
noun the act of forming words with letters, the act of spelling
| Español | deletreo, espeleo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Buchstabieren |
| Italiano | spelling, compitazione |
noun the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography
| Español | espeleo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 철자법 cheoljabeop, 맞춤법 matchumbeop, 스펠 seupel, 스펠링 seupelling |
| 日本語 | 綴り字 tsudzuriji, 綴り tsudzuri, スペリング superingu, スペル superu |
| 中文 | 寫法 /写法 xiěfǎ, 拼字 pīnzì |
| Kiswahili | imla, tahajia, otografia |
| Português | soletração, ortografia |
| Français | orthographe |
| Deutsch | Rechtschreibung, Orthografie |
| Italiano | ortografia, spelling, compitazione |
| Русский | правописа́ние pravopisánije, орфогра́фия orfográfija, спе́ллинг spɛ́lling |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلْإِمْلَاء ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ, هِجَاء hijāʔ |
| עברית | כְּתִיב |
noun manner of spelling of words; correct spelling
| Español | espeleo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 綴り tsuzuri |
| Kiswahili | imla |
| Português | ortografia |
| Deutsch | Rechtschreibung, Orthografie, richtige Buchstabierung |
| Italiano | spelling, compitazione |
noun a specific spelling of a word
| Español | grafía, espeleo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 正字法 seijihō, 綴り tsuzuri, 文字綴り moji-tsuzuri, スペル superu |
| 中文 | 正字法 zhèngzìfǎ, 拼字 pīnzì, 拼寫法 /拼写法 pīnxiěfǎ, 正詞法 /正词法 zhèngcífǎ, 拼寫 /拼写 pīnxiě |
| हिन्दी | वर्तनी vartanī |
| Kiswahili | tahajia, imla |
| Português | grafia, ortografia |
| Français | orthographe, graphie |
| Deutsch | Schreibweise, Schreibung |
| Italiano | spelling, compitazione |
| Русский | орфогра́фия orfográfija, правописа́ние pravopisánije, спе́ллинг spɛ́lling, написа́ние napisánije |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلْإِمْلَاء ʕilm al-ʔimlāʔ, هِجَاء hijāʔ, تَهْجِئَة tahjiʔa |
| עברית | אִיּוּת |
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title = {spelling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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