Acrage or acreage?
Did you mean acreage? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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acrage
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acreage
Correct spelling: acreage. Misspelling: acrage.
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 “acrage”
The misspelling “acrage” is only one letter off: it leaves out the 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.
Other misspellings of “acreage”
People also write “acerage”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“acerage”
Correct spelling: acreage. Misspelling: acerage.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “acerage” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of R and E.
What does “acreage” mean?
acreage noun
- an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
“he wanted some acreage to build on”
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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?
10 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“acrage” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACREAGE.