HOW TO PRONOUNCE
spelling
/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
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What does spelling mean?
verb
- present participle and gerund of spell
noun
- The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
- The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A specific spelling of a word.
- A choice of notation among enharmonic equivalents for the same pitch.
- (dated, rare) A spelling test or spelling bee.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
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See this word in context.
“Anne Shirley,” faltered the shrinking child, not daring to make any stipulations regarding the spelling thereof, “and I’m eleven years old.”
In some cases, both spellings were used, or an odd spelling was only used in one distinguishable section of the text.
More book examples (3)
The most successful, was copying the italics in Webster’s spelling book, until I could make them all without looking on the book.
The book had an alphabet in it, some figures and tables, and a little spelling,—that is to say, it had had once.
Especially misleading are those tables in the back of many health and nutrition books spelling out the "exact" nutrient contents of foods.