Spelling Practice & Test
Hear a word spoken aloud, type the spelling, get instant checking — commonly misspelled words at three levels.
🔤A real spelling test — spoken aloud by your browser
Press 🔊 and your device speaks the word out loud (no downloads — it uses the speech engine built into every modern browser). Type the spelling, hit Enter, and get a letter-by-letter diff showing exactly which letters went wrong. Rounds of 10 from three levels of famously misspelled words — Starter, Tricky, and Demon — with best scores saved per level.
🧠Why hearing-then-writing works
- Spelling bees run exactly this way — sound in, letters out — because it tests real recall, not recognition.
- Reading a word feels like knowing it; writing it from sound exposes the gap instantly.
- The letter-diff turns every miss into a micro-lesson: you see the exact letters that trip you (double letters? ie/ei? silent ones?).
- The 🐢 slow button stretches the word so each syllable is audible — great for long demons like 'reconnaissance'.
💡Getting the most from a round
- Say the word aloud in syllables before typing: ac-com-mo-da-tion.
- After a miss, type the correct spelling three times somewhere — the hands remember.
- The meaning hint doubles as vocabulary practice — try recalling the word from the hint alone.
- English spelling patterns worth knowing: 'i before e except after c' (mostly!), -tion vs -sion (sound the base word), doubling before -ing (run → running).
💡 Frequently Asked Questions
How does the audio work? Do I need to install anything?+
It uses the Web Speech API built into Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox — nothing to install, nothing downloaded. If your device has multiple voices, an English one is chosen automatically.
What are the three levels?+
Starter covers school essentials (because, friend, beautiful), Tricky covers the everyday words most adults still miss (separate, definitely, occurred), and Demon holds the notorious ones (accommodation, conscientious, reconnaissance).
Are British or American spellings used?+
The list uses widely-taught international spellings, including British forms like 'favourite', 'neighbour', and 'jewellery' that are standard in Indian, UK, and Commonwealth schools.
How do I actually get better at spelling?+
Short, frequent rounds with immediate feedback — exactly this format. Study the letter-diff after each miss, build a mnemonic for your personal demons, and retest the next day. Ten minutes daily fixes most people's spelling in weeks.