Definition: (fem noun) spelling
Ils vont réformer l'orthographe - They are going to reform the spelling system.
Il y a des mots qui ont deux différentes orthographes, comme une clé et une clef - There are words with two different spellings, like clé and clef (they are pronounced the same and mean "key").
Related: une faute d'orthographe - spelling mistake; avoir deux orthographes - to have two different spellings, to be able to be spelled two different ways; avoir un bonne orthographe - to be a good speller; orthographe d'accord - the spelling of grammatical (gender and number) agreement in French
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Ils vont réformer l'orthographe - They are going to reform the spelling system.
Il y a des mots qui ont deux différentes orthographes, comme une clé et une clef - There are words with two different spellings, like clé and clef (they are pronounced the same and mean "key").
Related: une faute d'orthographe - spelling mistake; avoir deux orthographes - to have two different spellings, to be able to be spelled two different ways; avoir un bonne orthographe - to be a good speller; orthographe d'accord - the spelling of grammatical (gender and number) agreement in French
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Pronunciation: [uhr tuh graf]Audio Link
