spell check

A form of spellcheck — The act of spellchecking.

Meanings

nounspell check (countable and uncountable, plural spell checks)

plural spell checks

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of spellcheck.

    Where are the controls for spell check and automatic correction in the Twitter app for Android?

    2015 September 22, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Spell-Checking Your Tweet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2015
verbspell check (third-person singular simple present spell checks, present participle spell checking, simple past and past participle spell checked)

present singular third person spell checks · participle present spell checking · participle past spell checked · past spell checked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spellcheck.
Cite this entry
APA

spell check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20check

MLA

“spell check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20check. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spell check,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20check.

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