Past tense of spell
regular verb
The past tense of spell is spelled. The past participle is also spelled.
Forms of spell
| Base form (V1) | spell /spɛl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spelled /ˈspɛld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | spelled /ˈspɛld/ |
| Present participle | spelling /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | spells |
Past tense of spell by meaning
- to put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to...: spelled
- to write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.: spelled or spelt
- to work in place of (someone).: spelled or spelt
Spelled in a sentence
- The note D♭ is spelled differently from C♯, even though they sound equivalent.
- A dominant seventh chord is spelled with a diminished seventh interval, not a major sixth.
- The word facetiously is spelled with all six vowels in alphabetical order.From the entry vowel
- For goodness' sake, I spelled that word correctly. I never knew I could do that.From the entry for goodness' sake
- In Spanish, "neozelandés" is spelled all one word and in English "New Zealander" is two words.From the entry all one word
Meaning of spell
- noun Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- noun A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
- noun Speech, discourse.
Questions about the past tense of spell
- What is the past tense of spell?
- The past tense of spell is spelled.
- What is the past participle of spell?
- The past participle of spell is spelled.
- Is spell a regular or irregular verb?
- Spell is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spell (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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