spelling

noun
UK /ˈspel.ɪŋ/
US /ˈspel.ɪŋ/

The way you write the letters of a word.

Can you check the spelling of my name?

SYNONYMS

orthographywritten formletteringword form

RELATED WORDS

spellspellermisspellingalphabetgrammar

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The ability to spell words correctly.

Her spelling improved a lot this year.

3. A particular way a word is written.

There are two spellings of this word.

4. The act of writing or saying the letters of a word in order.

We practiced the spelling of new words in class.