noun
orthography; spelling rules
Technical term for the conventional spelling system of a language, including rules for using characters and diacritics.
英語の綴字法は歴史的に複雑だ。
English orthography is historically complex.
綴字法の改革が提案された。
A reform of the spelling rules was proposed.
スペリング is a common loanword for 'spelling' in everyday contexts, whereas 綴字法 is a formal, technical term.
Compound of 綴字 (teiji, 'spelling') and 法 (hō, 'rule' or 'method'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard Sino-Japanese coinage for 'orthography'.