Definitions for spelling
ˈspɛl ɪŋspell·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. spellingnoun

   forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. spellingnoun

   The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.

2. spellingnoun

   The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.

3. spellingnoun

   A specific spelling of a word.

4. spellingnoun

   A spelling test or spelling bee.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spelling

   Spelling is a set of conventions that regulate the way of using graphemes (writing system) to represent a language in its written form. In other words, spelling is the rendering of speech sound (phoneme) into writing (grapheme). Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element. Spellings originated as transcriptions of the sounds of spoken language according to the alphabetic principle. They remain largely reflective of the sounds, although fully phonemic spelling is an ideal that most languages' orthographies only approximate, some more closely than others. This is true for various reasons, including that pronunciation changes over time in all languages, yet spellings as visual norms may resist change. In addition, words from other languages may be adopted without being adapted to the spelling system, and different meanings of a word or homophones may be deliberately spelled in different ways to differentiate them visually.

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1. spelling

   Spelling refers to the arrangement of letters in a particular order to form words in a correct and recognizable manner. It involves the accurate use of the alphabets to represent the sounds of a language in written form following the accepted standards of the language.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spelling

   of Spell

2. Spelling

   of Spell

3. Spellingnoun

   the act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography

4. Spellingadjective

   of or pertaining to spelling

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Spelling

   Spelling is the writing of one or more words with letters and diacritics. In addition, the term often, but not always, means an accepted standard spelling or the process of naming the letters. In the sense of a standard, spelling is one of the elements of orthography and a prescriptive element of alphabetic languages. Spellings attempt to transcribe the sounds of the language into alphabetic letters, but phonetic spellings are exceptions in many languages for various reasons. Pronunciation changes over time in all languages, and spelling reforms are irregular in most languages and rare in some. In addition, words from other languages may be adopted without being adapted to the spelling system, non-standard spellings are often adopted after extensive common usage, and different meanings of a word or homophones may be deliberately spelled in different ways to differentiate them visually.

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1. spelling

   The act and process of forming words with letters accurately and easily.

   He found spelling easy as he practiced so much as a child.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Orthography

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spelling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4161

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spelling' in Nouns Frequency: #3026

How to pronounce spelling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spelling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spelling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spelling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of spelling in a Sentence

1. Harini Logan:

   Harini has been to hell and back with her spelling bee experiences.

2. Nupur Lala:

   Now it has brinkmanship, and things you wouldn't see before - an 8-year-old spelling a German or polysyllabic word that I've never heard of.

3. Tim Rieser:

   The fiscal year 2016 funds have not been obligated because the State Department has not yet submitted a detailed plan as required by law, spelling out how, where and by whom the funds will be used, what their objectives are and how they will measure progress.

4. Mistinguett:

   A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know.

5. Iain Keith:

   As the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, Brazilian support is crucial if the world is going to call time on the age of fossil fuels in Paris, now we need to see Brazil spelling out how precisely it intends to do this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spelling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spelling
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spelling
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spelling