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speller

speller

1 3.3
A computer program that checks words for wrong letters and suggests corrections
  • noun
  • /ˈspɛlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : corrector ortográfico
  • I used a powerful speller to check my essay for any mistakes before submitting it.

Examples

  • The master speller was in there, perhaps gazing down on the ravine through the empty trees, looking down at us.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Elizabeth Speller is the author of two of my favorite historical mysteries set in the Lost Generation after WWI: The Return of Captain John Emmett and The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton.

    Blog text (17)

  • The new speller on my computer suggests corrections for any misspelled words.

  • During the meeting, the team relied on an online speller to ensure their presentation was error-free.

Synonyms

autocorrect
vsspeller
  • Specialized
4 3.0

A software feature that fixes typing mistakes as you type

checks after writing and may only flag errors or suggest changes
spellcheck
vsspeller
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A computer tool that finds and corrects spelling mistakes

tends to suggest corrections or flag errors rather than always fixing them
spell-checker
vsspeller
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A program that shows spelling mistakes in text

is often less automatic and instead suggests or flags possible errors
spelling checker
vsspeller
  • Specialized
1.9

A computer program that finds wrongly written words in text

checks more broadly and often suggests corrections rather than only using a dictionary

How Sophisticated

sense tagger
  • Specialized
6.9
syntax checker
  • Specialized
3.8
autocorrect
  • Specialized
4 3.0
speller
  • Specialized
1 3.3
spelling checker
  • Specialized
1.9

Surface Forms

speller singular
spellers plural

Morphology

speller = spell (transparent) = spell + er

The software/tool sense is a direct instrument/agent nominalization from 'spell' + '-er', a productive and transparent formation.

Etymology

A modern meaning of speller is a computer program that checks spelling, and this use comes from the same root spell 'to name the letters' plus the ending -er 'one who'. So a digital speller is a tool that finds wrong letters and suggests corrections.