spelling

spelling
noun
ADJECTIVE
correct, incorrect
conventional, proper, usual
alternate (esp. AmE), alternative, different, variant
original
American, English, etc.
phonetic
VERB + SPELLING
use
check
correct
improve
SPELLING + NOUN
error, mistake
bee (esp. AmE), test
dictionary, rule
variant
reform
PREPOSITION
in … spelling

In American spelling ‘travelled’ only has one ‘l’.

spelling for, spelling of

The document uses the British spelling for caesium.

PHRASES
be good, bad, etc. at spelling

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Spelling — Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words, between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spelling — ist der Familienname von: Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), US amerikanischer Film und Fernsehproduzent Margaret Spellings (* 1957), US amerikanische Politikerin Randy Spelling (* 1978), US amerikanischer Schauspieler, Sohn von Aaron Spelling Thomas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • spelling — ► NOUN 1) the process or activity of spelling a word. 2) the way in which a word is spelled. 3) a person s ability to spell …   English terms dictionary

  • Spelling — Spell ing, n. The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spelling — / speliŋ/, it. / spɛl:ing/ s. ingl. [dal v. (to ) spell compitare ], usato in ital. al masch. [pronuncia lenta e staccata delle singole lettere di una parola] ▶◀ compitazione. ‖ sillabazione …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • spelling — /ˈspɛllin(g), ingl. ˈspɛlɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., da to spell «compitare»] s. m. inv. compitazione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • spelling — [spel′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one who spells words 2. the way in which a word is spelled; orthography …   English World dictionary

  • Spelling — For other uses, see Spelling (disambiguation). Part of a series on Reading …   Wikipedia

  • spelling — [[t]spe̱lɪŋ[/t]] spellings 1) N COUNT A spelling is the correct order of the letters in a word. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine... If we got a spelling wrong we were forced to get a… …   English dictionary

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