Find the word they mean
- Say or type a word
- See the correct spelling in helpful chunks
- Hear the word spoken aloud
- Understand it with a simple meaning and example sentence
- Get help choosing between words that sound alike, such as peace and piece
How Do I Spell? helps your child find a word they’ve heard, discover how it’s spelled, understand what it means and remember it for next time.
Say it. Find it. Understand it. Remember it.
Made by educator-parents · Calm and ad-free
Your child simply says the word. How Do I Spell? shows the spelling in helpful chunks, reads it aloud, explains the meaning in simple English and gives an easy example sentence.
Instead of practising only predetermined word lists, How Do I Spell? starts with the words your child actually meets — in books, school, conversations, television and everyday life.
And when school spelling lists come home, parents can add those too.
Meanings and example sentences are written in simple, child-friendly English.
Tap to hear the word, meaning and sentence aloud — useful for younger readers, children learning English and learners who find reading more difficult.
Finding the word is only the beginning.
Saved words return through gentle recall activities that gradually build towards independent spelling.
Their world
How Do I Spell? is intentionally simple and focused.
For every learner
How Do I Spell? gives extra support to:
See it, hear it, practise it — colour-coded chunks, spoken audio and gentle retrieval exercises work together to make spelling stick.
Loved by families
“My 4 year old loves finding for words on HDS. The app has become part of our bedtime story routine.”
“I absolutely love that it is a voice-first search. My daughter, who is dyslexic, uses the app a lot for school work!”
“Recall exercises are of gradual difficulty so both my 5 and 8-year-olds can use it.”
“My 6 year old grandson eagerly waits for the gifts Finn brings him and looks forward to finding new words everyday.”
SanBytes Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based product studio building thoughtful digital tools for learning and everyday family life.
How Do I Spell? is our current product — a calm spelling and word-learning app designed to help children find, understand and remember words they hear in everyday life.
Made by educator-parents. Calm. Ad-free.
Built to help children become more independent with words.
Start with a 7-day free trial.