Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spello

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: spel-lo
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and comune in the province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

noun

A homophonic spelling mistake.

Example Sentences

"He also wondered why I couldn't spell properly - I had to explain the difference between a typo and a spello."
"It was a typo, not a spello."
"Anyway, I'm afraid I would decide to call "sited" in the thesis an error; not a typo or a thinko, but a spello."

Etymology

From spell + -o, modeled on typo.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spell

Inflected Forms

spellos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

atomic typo clicko copy-pasto hearo scanno speako thinko typo

Rhymes With

fellow hello yellow mellow cello 'cello jello bellow jell-o portobello bordello violoncello

Questions

What does spello mean?: A town and comune in the province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Where does spello come from?: From spell + -o, modeled on typo.

How to pronounce spello

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