spell-check

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spel chek]
- /spɛl tʃɛk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spel chek]
- /spɛl tʃɛk/

Definitions of spell-check word

verb with object spell-check to process (a document) with a spell checker; check the spelling of. 1
noun spell-check a check for misspellings by using a spell checker. 1
transitive verb spell-check If you spell-check something you have written on a computer, you use a special program to check whether you have made any spelling mistakes. 0
countable noun spell-check If you run a spell-check over something you have written on a computer, you use a special program to check whether you have made any spelling mistakes. 0
noun spell-check the act or an instance of using a spell-checker 0

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Parts of speech for Spell-check

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spell-check

spell-check popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.