respell

re·spell

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-spel]
- /riˈspɛl/
- /ˌriːˈspɛl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-spel]
- /riˈspɛl/

Definitions of respell word

verb with object respell to spell again or anew. 1
verb respell to spell again 0
verb respell to alter the spelling of 0
verb transitive respell to spell again; specif., to spell (a word) in a different, usually phonetic, system so as to indicate the pronunciation 0

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Origin of respell

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; re- + spell1

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Parts of speech for Respell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Respell

respell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

respell usage trend in Literature

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