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write vs spell out

spell out vs write

write and spell out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
write No No Yes No
spell out No No Yes No
As verbs, spell out is a hyponym of write; that is, spell out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than write:
  • write: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
  • spell out: spell fully and without abbreviating
Other hyponyms of write include hyphen, hyphenate.
write (verb) spell out (verb)
communicate or express by writing make explicit; specify in detail
record data on a computer orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
contact in writing spell fully and without abbreviating
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
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