spellingspell‧ing /ˈspelɪŋ/ ●●● S2 noun 
Her spelling has improved. an essay full of spelling mistakes2[countable] the way in which a word is spelled: She quickly gave the correct spelling.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Tyre" is the British spelling of "tire."
- Ben has always been good at spelling.
- British and American spellings
- This essay is full of spelling mistakes.
- Your spelling is atrocious!
- Everything seemed to depend, although I don't suppose it did, upon activities called mental arithmetic and spelling.
- Indeed, Margaret Peters actually quoted two hundred and five variant spellings of the word she has collected.
- It carried the latter, incorrect spelling of the word.
- It must be possible to encourage creative expression and to correct spelling mistakes.
- Phonological spelling errors are often characteristic of good readers who are extending their use of the phonological strategy into an inappropriate task.
- Reading and spelling accuracy is encouraged as the child copies one of these program listings.
- Some word processing packages have additional programs which can be used to check spelling errors or produce indexes.
- The word-games reinforce spelling and reading skills, and encourage accuracy.
Longman Language Activatorto write the letters of a word
to write a word using the correct letters in the correct order: · In American English, 'organize' is always spelled with a 'z'.· How do you spell your surname?· I've never been able to spell very well in English.spell something out (=to say each letter of a word in the right order): · And your last name is Aitchson? Could you spell that out for me please?
the way a word is spelled, or someone's ability to spell words correctly: · British and American spellings· Your spelling is atrocious!· This essay is full of spelling mistakes.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an essay full of spelling mistakesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an essay full of spelling mistakes (=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.
· You lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors.
· She spotted two spelling mistakes in the article.
· I didn’t do very well in the listening test.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· You can also use the spelling checker to identify and correct deliberate spelling mistakes made to speed text entry.· Thus correction involves substituting the correct spelling of the intended word for its misspelled counterpart, but controlled by the user.
· Equally, regional variations in speech may generate different spellings.
NOUN· You can also use the spelling checker to identify and correct deliberate spelling mistakes made to speed text entry.· If you wanted to spell check it, you had to buy a spelling checker.· The spelling checker highlights words which are not found in the dictionary.
· Some word processing packages have additional programs which can be used to check spelling errors or produce indexes.· Phonological spelling errors are often characteristic of good readers who are extending their use of the phonological strategy into an inappropriate task.· The crucial point is that spelling errors are not simply mistakes: they are miscues, with reasons for each miscue.· Traditional spelling error detection and correction data is for typed input.· For handwriting there are problems not only of spelling errors, but also illegible words.· Method 1 Examine the children's writing and collect 100 spelling errors.
· The electric chair for those with spelling mistakes.· I found a spelling mistake in our editorial this morning.· It must be possible to encourage creative expression and to correct spelling mistakes.· These five points do not cover all possible errors, but most spelling mistakes fall into one or more of these groups.· You can also use the spelling checker to identify and correct deliberate spelling mistakes made to speed text entry.· Beneath the window is a bilingual rubbish bin with a spelling mistake.
· They cheated in a spelling test together and they played kiss chase in the playground.· Cheating in a spelling test and playing kiss chase in the playground - it was all down to Grant.· Four years later they gave the 368 children left in the study standard reading and spelling tests.
VERB· Some word processing packages have additional programs which can be used to check spelling errors or produce indexes.· However you organise your checking routine, it is crucial to present written work which has been checked over for spelling.· You should check the spelling and enter an existing module name.· Please check the spelling a try again.
· Some word processing packages have additional programs which can be used to check spelling errors or produce indexes.· Some deaf children are, however, very proficient at sign language and they can also spell out words using finger spelling.· You can also use the spelling checker to identify and correct deliberate spelling mistakes made to speed text entry.
WORD FAMILYnounspellingspeller.misspellingverbspellmisspell
1[uncountable] the act of spelling words correctly, or the ability to do this: Her spelling has improved. an essay full of spelling mistakes2[countable] the way in which a word is spelled: She quickly gave the correct spelling.