spelling

noun
spell·ing
/ˈspɛlɪŋ/

The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.

Other meanings

The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
A specific spelling of a word.

Related words

spellingly
spellingwise
ICAO spelling alphabet
mis-spelling
fingerspelling
word-spelling alphabet
Oxford spelling
phonetic spelling alphabet
spelling alphabet
spelling word
censored spelling

Example sentences

“It's come to be viewed as an alternate spelling.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “spelling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.