deletéame
/deleteame/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "spell me" is deletéame.
A request for someone to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order.
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form deletrear can be combined with the pronoun to form deletrearme, which is used in certain grammatical constructions like Puedes deletrearme la palabra (You can spell the word for me).
How do you pronounce it?
/deleteame/
Did you know?
- Unlike English, where 'spelling' can refer to a magical charm, deletrear only refers to letters. To talk about a magic spell, Spanish uses the word hechizo.
- While deletrear means to spell, the word letra is also used in Spanish to refer to the lyrics of a song.
- While deletrear means to spell, Spanish speakers often use the phrase ¿Cómo se escribe? meaning 'How is it written?' to ask someone to spell a word.
Example conversation
Lucía is taking Javier's email address over the phone.
- Lucía¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico, Javier?What is your email address, Javier?
- JavierEs javier.xyz@correo.com.It is javier.xyz@correo.com.
- LucíaNo entiendo la parte final, deletéame el nombre.I don't understand the final part, spell me the name.
- JavierClaro, es equis, ye, zeta.Sure, it is x, y, z.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
