Error analyses using a multidimensional measure were conducted on the misspellings of Kindergarten children speaking English as a first (EL1) and English as a second language (ESL) in order to detect any differences in early spelling ability between language groups. Oral vocabulary, syntactic knowledge, phonological processing, letter/word reading, and alphabet writing fluency tasks were also administered. The speakers of EL1 and ESL achieved similar spelling sophistication scores despite lower oral vocabulary and syntactic knowledge for the ESL group. More sophisticated spelling approaches were related to better-developed phonological processing, syntactic knowledge, and early word reading irrespective of language status.