1
: the forming of words from letters according to accepted usage : orthography
2
a
: a sequence of letters composing a word
b
: the way in which a word is spelled
Examples of spelling in a Sentence
The American spelling is “color” while the British spelling is “colour.”
The words “made” and “maid” sound alike but have different spellings.
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Those listeners familiar with Busoni’s transcriptions of Bach’s works will recognize Lim’s world, in which counterpoint sinks into dark pools of piano resonance, and Bach’s spellings are doubled to transform and broaden their sonic mass.
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The 8th grader from West Glades Middle School says spelling bees are a nice stress reliever.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
It has also been amended to correct the spelling of Hillary Clinton's first name.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
This story was updated to fix a spelling error in the headline.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The 8th grader from West Glades Middle School says spelling bees are a nice stress reliever.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
It has also been amended to correct the spelling of Hillary Clinton's first name.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
This story was updated to fix a spelling error in the headline.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spelling
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“Spelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spelling. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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