Adiquate or adequate?
Did you mean adequate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
adiquate
Correct
adequate
Correct spelling: adequate. Misspelling: adiquate.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Ad + equate: the "equ" of equal sits right in the middle.
Why people write “adiquate”
The misspelling “adiquate” is only one letter off: it writes I where adequate 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 adequate automatic.
What does “adequate” mean?
adequate adjective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Adequate” in a sentence
- Make sure you get an adequate amount of sleep.
- She had adequate training.
- An adequate income.
- More than adequate as a secretary.
Is “adequate” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“adiquate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ADEQUATE.