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how to spell vs how do you spell

Both "how to spell" and "how do you spell" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "How to spell" is used when giving instructions or explanations about spelling, while "how do you spell" is used when asking someone to spell a specific word.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1665 views

how to spell

This phrase is correct and commonly used when giving instructions or explanations about spelling.

This phrase is used when explaining the correct way to spell a word or phrase.

Examples:

I will teach you how to spell difficult words.
She knows how to spell her name correctly.
Can you show me how to spell this word?
Learning how to spell is an important skill.
The book includes tips on how to spell common words.

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Please tell me how to spell your name.
I don't know how to spell the word.
Dorgan didn't know how to spell dachshund.
And you'll find a new assistant who knows how to spell "Tlingit" without being taught.
The crossword editors have forgotten how to spell.
Tom can never remember how to spell my name.
Charlie, you wouldn't even know how to spell big.
Sounds like someone wants to spend the rest of her life telling people how to spell the name Hofstadter.
No, I know how to spell it.
Don't ask why, I never knew how to spell Connecticut.
I know how to spell it. That's $50 a letter.
The worst part is, I have no idea how to spell his name.
Plus he didn't know how to spell "catapult," so hejust drew one on it.
At least we know how to spell "go".
I don't know how to spell the word.
Does anybody know how to spell "Troglodytes"?
Okay, I love that you think I would know how to spell that.
Does anyone know how to spell "diarrhea"?
I tried looking it up, but no one knows how to spell it so I gave up.
Blake asked me the other day how to spell "if."

Alternatives:

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how to write the correct spelling of
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how do you spell

This phrase is correct and commonly used when asking someone to spell a specific word.

This phrase is used when requesting someone to spell out a particular word or phrase.

Examples:

How do you spell 'restaurant'?
Can you tell me how you spell your last name?
How do you spell 'onomatopoeia'?
I forgot how you spell 'accommodation'.
How do you spell 'exaggerate'?

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Mom, how do you spell quinoa?
First of all, how do you spell Kahlid?
Wait, how do you spell Malek's name?
So how do you spell 'apple'?
Say, Wiggy, how do you spell Tuscaloosa?
- Right, and how do you spell?
Mother, how do you spell""omelet""?
Well, for one thing, how do you spell "philanthropist"?
How do you spell "eukaryotic"?
How do you spell "inadequate"?
How do you spell "semicolon"?
How do you spell "involved"?
How do you spell "hematoma"?
How do you spell "pretty"?
How do you spell "winter?"
How do you spell "F.B.I."? - My crime scene!
How do you spell "XO"?
How do you spell "restricted"? Restricted.
How do you spell that "accident,"as you know... if someone had...
But she pauses occasionally and says, "How do you spell that? What year? OK."

Alternatives:

can you spell
spell for me
spell that for me
what's the spelling of
how do I spell

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