Orthografie — meaning in English

English meaning

• orthography noun The system of writing a language with letters and symbols, including how words are spelled.
• spelling noun The act or skill of putting letters in the correct order to form words.

Senses

Orthografie is used for these senses in English:

• orthography (countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
• orthography (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
• spelling (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
• spelling (uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.

orthography — full definition

1. noun The system of writing a language with letters and symbols, including how words are spelled.
2. noun The agreed rules for writing a language, covering things like spelling, capital letters, punctuation and how words are broken up.
3. noun The branch of language study that looks at letters and how they are arranged to spell words.
4. noun Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

spelling — full definition

1. noun The act or skill of putting letters in the correct order to form words.
2. noun A particular way of writing a word.

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