spelling
spelling — 名詞
1. the ability or activity of putting the letters of a word in the right order when
拼寫；拼字
以正確順序組字的過程或能力
the ability or activity of putting the letters of a word in the right order when writing or saying them
Rodrigo won the class spelling competition after studying for a whole month.
Rodrigo 努力準備了整整一個月，終於贏得班上的拼寫比賽。
collocation: spelling competition
The teacher asked the children to practise their spelling by writing each word five times.
老師要孩子們練習拼寫，每個單字寫五次。
collocation: practise spelling
Lien's spelling improved greatly after she started reading before bed every night.
Lien 自從每天晚上睡前開始閱讀之後，拼字能力進步了很多。
Good spelling is important when you write a job application email.
寫求職信時，好的拼寫能力很重要。
Henrik made several spelling mistakes in his essay because he did not check his work.
Henrik 因為沒有檢查，所以在作文裡犯了幾個拼寫錯誤。
- orthography
formal or technical term for the spelling system of a whole language; much less common in everyday speech
常見錯誤
2. the particular set of letters that forms a word, or the accepted way of writing
拼法
單字的字母排列方式
the particular set of letters that forms a word, or the accepted way of writing a word
The word 'colour' has a different spelling in American English: 'color'.
「colour」這個字在美式英文裡有不同的拼法：「color」。
spelling variant across varieties of English
Wei looked up the correct spelling of 'accommodate' because he was not sure it had two 'c's and two 'm's.
Wei 查了「accommodate」的正確拼法，因為他不確定這個字有兩個 c 和兩個 m。
countable noun: the correct spelling of [word]
The dictionary lists two alternative spellings for this word, so both are acceptable.
字典列出這個字的兩種替代拼法，兩種都可以接受。
Christopher checked the spelling of his name on the boarding pass before boarding the plane.
Christopher 在登機前檢查了登機證上自己名字的拼法。
The correct spelling of the scientist's name is 'Mendel', not 'Mendle'.
那位科學家的名字正確拼法是「Mendel」，不是「Mendle」。
用法筆記
This sense is countable — you can talk about 'two spellings' (two different ways to write the same word) or 'the correct spelling of a word'. It is common in dictionary entries and language-learning contexts.