deletrear

/deletɾeˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
deletreo
preterite (yo)
deletreé
past participle
deletreado

Meaning

  1. to spell

    • ¿Puedes deletrear tu apellido?

      Can you spell your surname?

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

soletrar

soletrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to spell."

Practice

1 What does deletrear mean?

2 Fill the gap: ¿Puedes ___ tu apellido?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches deletrear?

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