spellings
How words look
Spellings is the plural of spelling—the way a word is written letter by letter.
A word may have multiple spellings: British and American spellings differ for words like colour and honor.
Spellings can also refer to spelling exercises or tests: The teacher assigned twenty spellings for homework.
Printing mistake
- errorFault in communication
- slipMinor error or misstep
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- inaccuracyLack of precision
misprint · blunder · howler · blooper · gaffe · typos · autocorrect fail · transposition
Language's letter system
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
hyphenation · capitalization · apostrophes · compound words · word breaks · silent letters · double letters · graphemes
Degree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
fidelity · validity · conventionality · uniformity · regularity · conformity · authenticity · meticulousness
Stinging nectar gatherer
- contestOrganized competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- finalistLast-round participant
round · elimination · pronouncer · definition · etymology · winner · champion · competitor
typo
Printing mistake
inaccuracy · misprint · blunder · howler · blooper · gaffe · typos · autocorrect fail · transposition · omission
alphabet
Language's letter system
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
syllables · hyphenation · capitalization · apostrophes · compound words · word breaks · silent letters · double letters · graphemes · letter combinations
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
exactness · fidelity · validity · conventionality · uniformity · regularity · conformity · authenticity · meticulousness · verification
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
- contestOrganized competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
finalist · round · elimination · pronouncer · definition · etymology · winner · champion · competitor · national
British
Of the United Kingdom
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- CanadianNorth American northerner
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
colour · color · honour · honor · centre · center · theatre · theater · organisation · organization
- dictionary elementsheadwords, entries, definitions, lemmas, etymologies
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
- German etymologyword origins, cognates, borrowings, derivation, word formation
spellingspronunciations
How words are spoken
sounds · phonetics · speech · utterances · articulations
spellingsmisspellings
Incorrectly written words
typos · spelling mistakes · errors · mistakes
- spelling mistakeIncorrect letter sequence
- spelling testAssessment of written accuracy
- spelling beesOrthography competitions for students
- spelling it outStating something explicitly
- spelling errorsIncorrectly written words
- spelling wordsTerms assigned for memorization