Advantagous or advantageous?
Did you mean advantageous? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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advantagous
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advantageous
Correct spelling: advantageous. Misspelling: advantagous.
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Memory tip
Keep the E of advantage before -ous; it keeps the G soft: advantage + ous.
Why people write “advantagous”
The misspelling “advantagous” 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 advantageous automatic.
Other misspellings of “advantageous”
People also write “advantageus”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“advantageus”
Correct spelling: advantageous. Misspelling: advantageus.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “advantageus” is only one letter off: it leaves out the O.
What does “advantageous” mean?
advantageous adjective
- giving an advantage
“a contract advantageous to our country”
Synonyms:favorablefavourable
- appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Advantageous” in a sentence
- The new rules are advantageous to smaller teams.
- A contract advantageous to our country.
Is “advantageous” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“advantagous” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ADVANTAGEOUS.