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spelling

/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Spelling means: forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage.

What does spelling mean?1

noun

1

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with spelling?8

three syllables

compelling
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Spelling in a sentence

  • Don't hand in an essay with spelling, punctuation, grammatical or printing errors.Hybrid
  • Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it's a good essay.sundown
  • That isn't a grammatical error, but a spelling one.Miktsoanit
  • It's a good paper, apart from a few spelling mistakes.Swift
  • You won prizes in the spelling competition, didn't you?Amastan
  • Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it is a good composition.CM
  • Many words are pronounced according to the spelling, but some are not.AlanF_US
  • You won a prize in the spelling competition, didn't you?Amastan

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