Definition of Orthography

the aspect of language that is associated with spelling

Examples of Orthography in a sentence

While the punctuation in the paper was fine, the writing contained many misspellings that revealed a weakness in orthography.  🔊

We hired a tutor to work with Ben on his spelling so he would not earn a poor grade in orthography.  🔊

Because the principal is a whiz in orthography, she is the ideal person to manage the spelling competition.  🔊

English orthography makes use of twenty-six letters to spell vocabulary.  🔊

In English class we study reading, writing, grammar, punctuation, and orthography.  🔊

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