Spanish Conversation · Level 22
90 words
Spanish word
ortografía
Pronunciation
IPA/oɾtoɣɾaˈfia/
Meaning
- feminine nounspelling
Example
¿Cuál es la ortografía correcta de esa palabra?
What is the correct spelling of that word?
More examples
Haz ejercicios para mejorar la ortografía cada semana.
Do spelling exercises every week to improve your spelling.
Core concept
Conventions that govern the correct writing of letters and accent marks in a word.
Common phrases
ejercicios de ortografía
spelling exercises
práctica de ortografía
spelling practice
dictado de ortografía
spelling dictation
Similar words
deletreo: Saying or writing a word's letters one by one to spell it.
escritura: Expressing words or ideas by writing them down as text.
grafía: Specific letter sequence used to write a particular word.
Definition in Spanish
Reglas y convenciones que determinan cómo debe escribirse una palabra correctamente, especialmente la ortografía de letras y acentos.
Word origin
Derived from Greek ortho 'correct' plus graph 'write' through Latin orthographia, giving the Spanish ortografía its sense of correct written form.
Usage tips
- Accent placement affects meaning in Spanish, so accents are an essential part of ortografía rather than optional marks.
Other meanings
- orthographynoun
Opposites
- incorrecciónincorrectnessnoun
Related words
- ortografiarspell correctlyverb