Definition of "respell" []

• To spell again or in a new way, especially by using a phonetic alphabet. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sounds, that is: forget that you know that philosophy begins with a ph -, and "respell" it FLSF; ignore your recollection that psychology likewise begins with a p -, and render it SKLJ."
• "You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation."
• "I love frosting on cookies... but to mess this up and refuse to respell "birthday" properly?"