respell
Transcribe phonetically again
Respell means to spell a word again, typically in a different way—either to correct an error or to show pronunciation.
Dictionaries respell entries phonetically: The guide respells "colonel" as KUR-nuhl.
You might respell a name to match how it sounds: She respelled her name from Caitlin to Katelyn.
Manner of speaking words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- phonemicRelating to speech sounds
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
syllable · diacritic · intonation · stress · accent · articulation · vowel · consonant
Standard writing conventions
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- letteringStyled written characters
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
romanization · standardize · variant · reform · simplified · letter · character · written form
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- phonemicRelating to speech sounds
phoneme · syllable · diacritic · intonation · stress · accent · articulation · vowel · consonant · diphthong
orthography
Standard writing conventions
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- letteringStyled written characters
transliteration · romanization · standardize · variant · reform · simplified · letter · character · written form
typo
Printing mistake
fix · amend · revise · spellcheck · errata · mistake · error · autocorrect