spellcheck
spellcheck · spellchecks
The act of spellcheckingThe act of spellchecking.
» Spellchecking will usually catch most of your typos.
Die Rechtschreibprüfung findet normalerweise die meisten Tippfehler, die man macht.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of spellchecking.
You'd better run another spellcheck now that you've written that extra chapter.
(countable, uncountable)A spellchecker.
My wordprocessor is supposed to have a spellcheck, but I don't know how to use it.
Examples
2 sentencesSpellchecking will usually catch most of your typos.
deDie Rechtschreibprüfung findet normalerweise die meisten Tippfehler, die man macht. — raggione
You can't learn how to spell if you use spellcheck.
Origin
Back-formation from spellchecker.Back-formation from spellchecker.
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Forms
plural: spellchecksLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable