Spelling - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpellingSpelling is a set of conventions that regulate the way of using graphemes (writing system) to represent a language in its written form. In other words, spelling is the rendering of speech sound (phoneme) into writing (grapheme). Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element.
Spelling - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary
dictionary.cambridge.org › spellingWords in English are not always spelled as they are pronounced. Spelling in English follows some basic rules and the majority of English words (around 75%) follow these rules. You can learn the rules but there are always exceptions to the rules that need to be learned too. The main basic spelling rules of English relate to: prefixes and suffixes; spelling and plurals; doubling letters; dropping and adding letters; verb forms.
Spelling Guide - Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com › topics › spelling10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins Or, here's the reason some of them look and sound that way. Read > Plural Words With Multiple Spellings Amaze your friends! Impress your employers!! Thwart your enemies!!! Read > How 'Doughnut' Became 'Donut' What's your favorite? Read > American vs British Spellings 'Favorite' vs. 'Favourite'