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spellings vs spelling

Both 'spellings' and 'spelling' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Spellings' is the plural form of 'spelling' and is used when referring to multiple ways of spelling a word. 'Spelling' is the singular form and is used when referring to the act of forming words correctly.

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spellings

The word 'spellings' is the plural form of 'spelling' and is used when referring to multiple ways of spelling a word.

Use 'spellings' when you want to talk about different ways of spelling a word or words.

Examples:

There are different spellings for the word 'color' in British and American English.
The teacher asked the students to write down the correct spellings of the words.

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other possible spellings of the surname and forenames of the person sought,
And don't send me text messages with wrong spellings, okay?
They compiled statistics on common spellings.
Unfortunately immigration has him listed with both spellings.
I've got correct names and spellings.
Hope you got the right spellings for those kids.
Did you try inverting his names, different spellings?
The Michigan phone book has three different spellings, but none within 80 miles of here.
Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example.
Yes, we searched various spellings of Seung Jo, beginning in 1999 when Cha Seung Jo went to the United States to study.
Ozu would use special spellings or notations that showed exactly how he wanted me to inflect or slur the words.
Unknown spellings are displayed in a different color, and underlined. Right-click on an unknown spelling, then select Spelling Suggestions from the popup menu:
I checked alternate spellings, all possible roots.
There are, however, many common names and as well different spellings of the same name depending on the transliteration rules used.
It doesn't exist say for a few domain name registrations under different spellings.
DIFFERENT SPELLINGS AND MEANINGS, BUT SOUND THE SAME.

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spelling

The word 'spelling' is the singular form and is used when referring to the act of forming words correctly.

Use 'spelling' when you want to refer to the correct formation of words.

Examples:

She won the spelling bee competition by correctly spelling all the words.
I need to work on my spelling to avoid making mistakes in my writing.

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She started correcting my spelling when she was 3.
I thought we could use nature to help us with our spelling.
Name in Belarusian spelling: MIГyH AHдpэй.
Name in Belarusian spelling: PЫБAKOЎ Aляkceй.
Perhaps he doesn't trust his spelling.
He preserved the spelling of it by using light signals in Morse code.
The correct spelling of nuisance is N - U-I-S-A-N-C-E.
Spell Checker corrects the spelling in the selected text, or marks errors automatically in the document.
Checks the spelling of the current document.
Check spelling of words in the worksheet.
Opens a dialog box to check your spelling.
Check the spelling in the current document.
Checks the spelling of: q:.
Here are some words whose spelling may cause trouble.
We must guard against mistakes in spelling.
Correct my spelling if it's wrong.
- You should check the spelling of your search words.
They changed the spelling of our name.
- Your spelling hasn't improved.
- Your spelling hasn't improved.

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proper spelling
correct formation of words
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