Aquiesce or acquiesce?
Did you mean acquiesce? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: acquiesce. Misspelling: aquiesce.
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Memory tip
After the A comes CQU, as in acquire, and the end is -esce, as in coalesce.
Why people write “aquiesce”
The misspelling “aquiesce” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
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 acquiesce automatic.
Other misspellings of “acquiesce”
People also write “acquiese”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“acquiese”
Correct spelling: acquiesce. Misspelling: acquiese.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “acquiese” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
What does “acquiesce” mean?
acquiesce verb
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Acquiesce” in a sentence
- She chose to acquiesce rather than argue.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore.
Is “acquiesce” a playable word?
22 points in Scrabble · 25 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“aquiesce” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACQUIESCE.