Korean word

철자

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheolja

Meaning

  • nounspelling

Example

이 단어의 철자를 알려 주세요.i ta neo ui cheol ja reul al lyeo chu se yo

Please tell me the spelling of this word.

Illustration for 철자 (spelling)

More examples

이름의 철자를 다시 확인해 주세요.i reu mui cheol ja reul ta si hwa gin hae chu se yo

Please double-check the spelling of the name.

Core concept

The character-by-character arrangement used to write a word.

Common phrases

  • 철자를 알려 주세요cheol ja reul al lyeo chu se yo

    tell me the spelling

  • 철자를 쓰다cheol ja reul sseu da

    write out the spelling

  • 철자를 확인하다cheol ja reul hwa gin ha da

    check the spelling

Similar words

스펠링seupelling: A borrowed English term for the written form of a word.
맞춤법matchumbeop: The accepted system for writing words and placing spaces correctly.

Definition in Korean

단어의 각 글자를 차례대로 적거나 말할 때의 글자 배열이나 그 배열을 가리키는 명사.ta neo ui kak keul ja reul cha rye dae ro cheok kkeo na mal hal ttae ui keul ja pae yeo ri na keu pae yeo reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

The word comes from a Sino-Korean formation meaning characters joined or arranged in sequence.

Usage tips

  • When a name or unfamiliar loanword is given by phone, confirming its characters one by one prevents mistakes caused by similar-sounding words.

Opposites

Related words

  • 철자법cheoljabeoporthographynoun

Word lists with this word