spelling

[ spel-ing ]

noun

1. the manner in which words are spelled; spell; orthography.
2. a group of letters representing a word.
3. the act of a speller.

spelling

/ ˈspɛlɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography
2. the art or study of orthography
3. the actual way in which a word is spelt
4. the ability of a person to spell

   John's spelling is good

Word History and Origins

Origin of spelling¹

1400–50; late Middle English (gerund); spell ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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From Search Engine Watch

This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the Intelligence Squared CEO’s last name.

From Fortune

Many words, when borrowed, keep their spelling but acquire new meanings.

From No Straight News

This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Carlos Kuchkovsky’s last name.

From Fortune

For instance, the spelling of city names clearly was not checked.

From Quartz

It features a young girl at a spelling bee who is asked to spell “Hagan.”

From The Daily Beast

The current issue is also filled with dozens of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.

From The Daily Beast

The other two are da—meaning father—and te—an alternate spelling of ti.

From The Daily Beast

Other new admissions to the dictionary include qayaq—an alternate spelling of kayak—and thongy.

From The Daily Beast

In an ad called “Spelling Bee,” a young child spells “Pryor” as “O-B-A-M-A,” to which the judge says, “Close enough.”

From The Daily Beast

For telegrams the spelling does n't matter; the people at the office correct it—or if they don't you can put it off on them.

From Project Gutenberg

The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.

From Project Gutenberg

By doing this he in about an hour learned the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of nearly 100 French words.

From Project Gutenberg

Obvious printing errors have been corrected, while minor irregularities in the spelling have been retained.

From Project Gutenberg

I follow F. mainly, correcting the spelling; and give selected variations.

From Project Gutenberg