Spelling Definition

spĕlĭng
spellings
noun
The forming of words with letters in an accepted order; orthography.
American Heritage
The art or study of orthography.
American Heritage
The act of one who spells words.
Webster's New World
The way in which a word is spelled; orthography.
Webster's New World

(US, rare, dated, countable or uncountable) A spelling test or spelling bee.

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Synonyms:
verb

Present participle of spell.

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Other Word Forms of Spelling

Noun

Singular:
spelling
Plural:
spellings

Origin of Spelling

  • 1400s, from spell (verb) + -ing.

    From Wiktionary

Spelling Sentence Examples

  • The spelling also is interesting.

  • As regards the English spelling of the name adopted throughout the Ency.

  • Gaelic orthography is the set of spelling conventions used in Gaelic.

  • There is not doubt that such free writing is inhibited by the irregular spelling of traditional orthography.

  • They could write simple sentences and had acquired valuable skills for spelling, reading and writing.

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Words Starting With

SSPSPE

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With S and Ending With G

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Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With G