How to say "spelling" in Japanese
- nounCovers the everyday sense of how a word is spelled, especially with the alphabet. It is an abbreviation (of スペリング), common in casual speech, as in asking someone's name spelling.
- 綴りつづりnounAlso means the spelling of a word, and extends to orthography more broadly. It is a native word suited to written contexts and slightly more formal discussion of how words are written.
Use 「スペル」 for the casual, everyday sense of how a word is spelled (often loanword context), and 「綴り」 for spelling or orthography generally, including slightly more formal or written-language use.
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