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Accelarate or accelerate?

Did you mean accelerate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: accelerate. Misspelling: accelarate.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Two Cs, then "ler" as in accelerator: ac-cel-er-ate.

Why people write “accelarate”

The misspelling “accelarate” is only one letter off: it writes A where accelerate has E, 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 accelerate automatic.

What does “accelerate” mean?

accelerate verb

  1. move faster

    “The car accelerated”

    Synonyms:speedquicken

  2. cause to move faster

    “He accelerated the car”

    Synonyms:speed

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Accelerate” in a sentence

  • Press the pedal gently to accelerate.
  • The car accelerated.
  • He accelerated the car.

Is “accelerate” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“accelarate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACCELERATE.

Accelerate: quick answers

Is it accelarate or accelerate?
The correct spelling is accelerate. “accelarate” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell accelerate?
Two Cs, then "ler" as in accelerator: ac-cel-er-ate.
What does accelerate mean?
Accelerate means: move faster.