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spello

spello noun: a homophonic spelling mistake.

Noun

spello (plural spellos)

  1. (Internet) A homophonic spelling mistake.
    • He also wondered why I couldn't spell properly - I had to explain the difference between a typo and a spello.2003 October 7, Yowie, "You might be a Californian if...", rec.pets.cats.anecdotes, Usenet
    • It was a typo, not a spello.2004 August 19, Some_sappy_Writer, “Missouri's Vote on Gay Marriage”, in talk.abortion (Usenet)

Proper noun capitalized: Spello

Spello

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

Forms of spello

pluralspellos

Origin of spello

From spell + -o, modeled on typo.

Words that rhyme with spello

10 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about spello

What does spello mean?
Spello means a homophonic spelling mistake.
What part of speech is spello?
Spello can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of spello?
The plural of spello is spellos.

Words near spello in the dictionary

  1. Spellmeyer
  2. Spellmeyers
  3. spellmistress
  4. spellmonger
  5. spellmongers
  6. spello
  7. spelloff
  8. spelloffs
  9. spellos
  10. spellout
  11. spellouts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spello (page history and authors); Spello (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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