Acedemic or academic?
Did you mean academic? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
acedemic
Correct
academic
Correct spelling: academic. Misspelling: acedemic.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Think of academy: ac-A-demy gives ac-A-demic.
Why people write “acedemic”
The misspelling “acedemic” is only one letter off: it writes E where academic has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make academic automatic.
Other misspellings of “academic”
People also write “accademic”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“accademic”
Correct spelling: academic. Misspelling: accademic.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “accademic” is only one letter off: it doubles the C, which academic spells with just one.
What does “academic” mean?
academic noun
- an educator who works at a college or university
Synonyms:academician
academic adjective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Academic” in a sentence
- She took a year off from her academic studies.
- The academic curriculum.
- An academic discussion.
Is “academic” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“acedemic” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACADEMIC.