綴り・綴|つづりtsuzuri[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounspelling; orthography
- nounfile; pad; bundle; binding
- SynonymスペルNeutralLoanword for the spelling of a word, as in 「スペルミス」; the usual choice in everyday speech.
- Synonym綴り方つづりかたNeutralRefers to methods of writing, once also the elementary-school composition class; it stresses how you write, while 「綴り」 is spelling itself or a bound file.
- SynonymスペリングNeutralLoanword meaning spelling, synonymous with 「スペル」 but used less often.
- Synonym綴り字つづりじNeutralThe letters used to spell a word; it stresses the letters themselves and is used less than 「綴り」.
- Synonym綴字ていじWrittenSpelling or orthography as a linguistics term; found in written, formal prose.
Use 「綴り」 for a word's spelling or a bound file, as in 「英語の綴り」 and 「書類の綴り」. In everyday speech the loanword 「スペル」 is common; 「綴り方」 covers ways of writing or school composition, and 「綴字」 is a written linguistics term.
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