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Acerage or acreage?

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

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acerage

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acreage

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Correct spelling: acreage. Misspelling: acerage.

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

Memory tip

It is simply acre + age, so the E of acre stays: acre-age.

Why people write “acerage”

The misspelling “acerage” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of R and E.

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 acreage automatic.

What does “acreage” mean?

acreage noun

  1. an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

    “he wanted some acreage to build on”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Acreage” in a sentence

  • The farm's total acreage has doubled.
  • He wanted some acreage to build on.

Is “acreage” a playable word?

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10 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

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

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

Acreage: quick answers

Is it acerage or acreage?
The correct spelling is acreage. “acerage” 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 acreage?
It is simply acre + age, so the E of acre stays: acre-age.
What does acreage mean?
Acreage means: an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming).