spellcheck

ˈspɛltʃɛk

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Definition of spellcheck - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

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tool or program that checks spelling

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I installed a new spellcheck on my computer.

spelling checker

editing

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process of checking spelling in a text

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The document went through a spellcheck before submission.

proofreading

Verb

tr.

computer

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use a program to check spelling errors

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I always spellcheck my essays before submission.

proofread

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Origin of spellcheck

English, spell (write) + check (verify)

Terms with spellcheck included in their meaning

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list of words users add to spellcheck or language software

Examples of spellcheck in a sentence

She relies on spellcheck to avoid typos in her emails.
I ran a spellcheck on my essay to catch errors.
The software includes a spellcheck feature for convenience.
You should spellcheck your emails before sending.
He forgot to spellcheck the document, leading to errors.

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French:correcteur orthographique, vérifier l'orthographe, ...
German:Rechtschreibprüfung, korrigieren, ...
Italian:controllo ortografico, controllare l'ortografia, ...
Spanish:corrector ortográfico, revisar la ortografía, ...
Portuguese:verificador ortográfico, verificar a ortografia, ...
Chinese:拼写检查, 检查拼写, ...
Japanese:スペルチェック, スペルチェックする, ...
Arabic:مُدَقِّق إِمْلائي, فَحَصَ الإِمْلاء, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹדֵק אִיּוּת, לִבְדּוֹק שְׁגִיאוֹת כְּתִיב, ...
Russian:проверка орфографии, проверять орфографию, ...
Ukrainian:перевірник правопису, перевіряти орфографію, ...
Hindi:वर्तनी जाँच, स्पेलचेक करना, ...
Bengali:বানান পরীক্ষক, বানান পরীক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:corrector ortogràfic, comprovar l'ortografia, ...
Czech:kontrola pravopisu, zkontrolovat pravopis, ...
Danish:stavekontrol, stavekontrollere, ...
Dutch:spellingscontrole, spelling controleren, ...
Greek:ορθογραφικός έλεγχος, ελέγχω ορθογραφικά, ...
Hungarian:helyesírás-ellenőrző, helyesírást ellenőrizni, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីពិនិត្យអក្ខរាវិរុទ្ធ, ពិនិត្យអក្ខរាវិរុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:맞춤법 검사기, 맞춤법 검사하다, ...
Persian:بررسی‌گر املا, بررسی املایی کرد, ...
Polish:sprawdzanie pisowni, sprawdzić pisownię, ...
Portuguese (BR):verificador ortográfico, verificar a ortografia, ...
Romanian:verificator ortografic, a verifica, ...
Swedish:stavningskontroll, stavningskontrollera, ...
Thai:โปรแกรมตรวจสอบการสะกดคำ, ตรวจสอบการสะกดคำ, ...
Turkish:yazım denetimi, yazım denetimi yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:công cụ kiểm tra chính tả, chạy kiểm tra chính tả, ...

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