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spell out vs write

write vs spell out

spell out and write both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spell out No No Yes No
write No No Yes No
As verbs, write is a hypernym of spell out; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than spell out:
  • spell out: spell fully and without abbreviating
  • write: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
Other hypernyms of spell out include spell.
spell out (verb) write (verb)
make explicit; specify in detail communicate or express by writing
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of record data on a computer
spell fully and without abbreviating contact in writing
produce a literary work
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
write music
create code, write a computer program
Difference between spell out and write

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