Aquisition or acquisition?
Did you mean acquisition? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: acquisition. Misspelling: aquisition.
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Memory tip
Acquire becomes acquisition: keep the CQU and add -isition.
Why people write “aquisition”
The misspelling “aquisition” 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 acquisition automatic.
Other misspellings of “acquisition”
People also write “acquistion”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“acquistion”
Correct spelling: acquisition. Misspelling: acquistion.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “acquistion” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “acquisition” mean?
acquisition noun
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
“the acquisition of wealth”
- something acquired
“a recent acquisition by the museum”
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
“the child's acquisition of language”
Synonyms:learning
- an ability that has been acquired by training
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Acquisition” in a sentence
- The museum announced its latest acquisition, a rare map.
- The acquisition of wealth.
- A recent acquisition by the museum.
- The child's acquisition of language.
Is “acquisition” a playable word?
22 points in Scrabble · 25 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“aquisition” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACQUISITION.