different between smeller vs speller

English

Etymology

smell +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?(r)

Noun

smeller (plural smellers)

1. Someone or something that smells, that detects scent
   • December 12 2009, The Age - My space Steve Flamsteed

     I'm much more of a smeller than a taster and I think that comes from being a chef.

2. (informal) the nose
3. (informal) an accident; cropper

Anagrams

• Mellers, mellers

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

smeller n or m

1. masculine indefinite plural of smell

   Synonym: (neuter) smell

Noun

smeller f or m

1. indefinite plural of smelle

Verb

smeller

1. present tense of smelle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• (noun and weak verb): IPA^(key): /²sm?l.l?(r)/ (examples of pronunciation)
• (strong verb): IPA^(key): /?sm?l.l?(r)/ (examples of pronunciation)
  • Homophone: smellet

Noun

smeller f

1. indefinite plural of smelle

Verb

smeller (weak verb)

1. present tense of smella

Verb

smeller (strong verb)

1. (non-standard since 2012) present tense of smella

English

Etymology

spell +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?(r)

Noun

speller (plural spellers)

1. A person who spells.

   I'm a slow reader but a good speller.

   • 2005, Michael W. Riley, Plato's Cratylus: Argument, Form, and Structure (page 124)

     Without insisting on a difference between the inventors and the spellers of words, Socrates makes short work of this case.

2. A participant in a spelling bee.
3. (US) A book used to learn how to spell properly.
4. (computing) A spell checker.
   • 1987, PC Mag (volume 6, number 17, page 358)

     But Word's spelling program still isn't fully integrated into the word processor. For one thing, any changes and corrections you make from the speller's menus don't appear on-screen until you get back to your original file.

Related terms

• pronunciation respelling
• pronunciation spelling
• spell
• spelling
• spelling bee
• spelling book
• spelling pronunciation

Translations

Anagrams

• Pellers, Serpell, presell, respell