Meaning of "spelling" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SPELLING

spelling  [ˈspɛlɪŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPELLING

Spelling is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spelling

Spelling is writing or stating the letters and diacritics of a word. Words generally have accepted standard spellings which can vary regionally or nationally. In the sense of a standard, spelling is one of the elements of orthography and a prescriptive element of alphabetic languages. Spellings attempt to transcribe the sounds of the language into alphabetic letters, but phonetic spellings are exceptions in many languages for various reasons. Pronunciation changes over time in all languages, and spelling reforms are irregular in most languages and rare in some. In addition, words from other languages may be adopted without being adapted to the spelling system, non-standard spellings are often adopted after extensive common usage, and different meanings of a word or homophones may be deliberately spelled in different ways to differentiate them visually. The emergence of an accepted standard spelling is a natural phenomenon. Standardized spelling establishes whenever a writing system develops in order to exhibit less variation and streamline written communication.

Definition of spelling in the English dictionary

The first definition of spelling in the dictionary is the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography. Other definition of spelling is the art or study of orthography. Spelling is also the actual way in which a word is spelt.

SYNONYMS OF «SPELLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spelling» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of spelling

augur · herald · imply · indicate · mean · orthography · portend · presage · promise · signify · suggest

TRANSLATION OF SPELLING

Find out the translation of spelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spelling» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 拼写
• Translator English - Spanish: ortografía
• English: spelling
• Translator English - Hindi: वर्तनी
• Translator English - Arabic: تَهْجِئَة
• Translator English - Russian: правописание
• Translator English - Portuguese: ortografia
• Translator English - Bengali: বানান
• Translator English - French: orthographe
• Translator English - Malay: Ejaan
• Translator English - German: Rechtschreibung
• Translator English - Japanese: つづり
• Translator English - Korean: 철자법
• Translator English - Javanese: Ejaan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đánh vấn
• Translator English - Tamil: எழுத்துப்பிழை
• Translator English - Marathi: शब्दलेखन
• Translator English - Turkish: yazım
• Translator English - Italian: ortografia
• Translator English - Polish: pisownia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: орфографія
• Translator English - Romanian: ortografiere
• Translator English - Greek: ορθογραφία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: spelling
• Translator English - Swedish: stavning
• Translator English - Norwegian: staving

10 QUOTES WITH «SPELLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spelling.

1

Leigh-Allyn Baker

I was named after my two uncles. Roger Lee and Richard Allen. They simply changed the spelling to Leigh-Allyn to make it more feminine.

2

David Crystal

The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.

3

James Fenton

When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling and with modern punctuation, and with notes. But any poetry that is performed - from song lyric to tragic speech - must make its point, as it were, without reference back.

4

Mark Haddon

With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.

5

Shelley Hennig

I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.

6

Eddie Izzard

Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.

7

Bill Joy

But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.

8

Brenda Lee

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

9

William Ivey Long

My mind still runs too fast. If we get the wrong fabric or something is stitched the wrong way, I get so angry and so flummoxed that I start spelling my words, just to slow myself down.

10

Joe Manganiello

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPELLING»

Discover the use of spelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

sTORI Telling

From her over-the-top first wedding to finding new love to her much-publicized -- and misunderstood -- "disinheritance," sTORI telling is a juicy, eye-opening, enthralling look at what it really means to be Tori Spelling.

Tori Spelling, 2008

The Everything Kids' Spelling Book: Spell your way to ...

With this book, kids will: learn basic spelling rules, like change y to i and add es; understand punctuation, capitalization, and other technical parts of spelling; pick up helpful tricks, like putting words into songs and rhymes; learn fun ...

Shelley Galloway Sabga, 2008

Nelson Spelling

The books are sequenced for progression and contain three levels of differentiation designed for a wide range of abilities.

John Jackman, 1997

Spelling: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment

This second edition provides a comprehensive overview of current issues, perspectives and methods in a clear, easy to read style.

Peter Westwood, 2005

Spelling Bee Brainiac: 600 Incredible Spelling Challenges ...

Includes: 600 cards, each with a spelling word, part of speech, pronunciation, definition, sample sentence, and a fun clue to help you remember how to spell the word Three difficulty levels and a fun point-scoring challenge so all ages can ...

Randy Howe, 2008

McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book

The revised 1879 edition of the popular speller includes a pictorial alphabet plus 248 individual lessons on grammar, pronunciation, abbreviation, usage, and more.

William McGuffey, 2010

Key Spelling: Book 2

Essential skills practice for better reading and writing

‎2005

Key Spelling

Essential skills practice for better reading and writing

Alan Etherton Harcourt Education, Pearson Education, 2005

Spelling K-8: Planning and Teaching

Offers a spelling curriculum at the whole-school level in addition to plans for each grade.

Diane Snowball, Faye Bolton, 1999

Spelling It Like It Is

Tori shares these stories and many more with the usual humor, candor, and down-to-earth charm that her fans love.

Tori Spelling, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spelling is used in the context of the following news items.

Kim Kardashian's 'Georgio Armani' spelling error gets corrected by …

Spelling errors happen to the best of us, however when it happens on social media with an audience of 32.6 million followers - things can get a little bit ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

Why Indian-Americans win spelling bees: PRACTICE

(CNN) While you were out taking your kid to baseball practice or music class, Puthenveedu Jayakrishnan was helping his 12-year-old daughter spell words that ... «CNN, May 15»

National Spelling Bee Crowns Co-Champs For Second Straight Year

Informed that the word list was running out, and a final correct spelling would result in a tie with Vanya Shivashankar, Gokul Venkatachalam was served his final ... «NPR, May 15»

Past National Spelling Bee Champs, All Grown Up, Share What Life …

Tonight, a member or two could be added to the National Spelling Bee Champions list, a special group that counts fewer than 100 members since the first ... «ABC News, May 15»

Indian Americans dominate the National Spelling Bee. Why should …

“But what might be happening [with Indian American contestants] is that there might be perseverance for the National Spelling Bee goal over a longer period of ... «Washington Post, May 15»

Tori Spelling -- Quarantined Like an Ebola Patient

1020-tori-spelling-tmz-01 Tori Spelling had several of the symptoms, and got treated like an Ebola patient this weekend when she was hospitalized with a bunch ... «TMZ.com, Oct 14»

Tori Spelling: Dean McDermott and I Are 'Working Through It'

"We're doing okay," Spelling, 41, told PEOPLE Tuesday at The MOMS Denise Albert and Melissa Gerstein's screening of her new show, Mystery Girls. "We're ... «People Magazine, Jun 14»

National Spelling Bee: Rare Co-Champions, And A Star Online

For the first time in 52 years, the Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned two winners last night, after the final two competitors exhausted the word list. «NPR, May 14»

Could you win the National Spelling Bee? Test your skills!

We may live in a world of spell check and autocorrect, but there's one place precision still counts: The Scripps National Spelling Bee . USA TODAY Network ... «USA TODAY, May 14»

Nevada speller falls short in National Spelling Bee

Las Vegas eighth-grader Amna Raza correctly spells "alkali" during round two of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in National ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 14»