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spellcheck

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of spellchecking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • You'd better run another spellcheck now that you've written that extra chapter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A spellchecker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • My wordprocessor is supposed to have a spellcheck, but I don't know how to use it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To check that words in written text are properly spelled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To run a spellchecker on (a document).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from spellchecker.