Alloted or allotted?
Did you mean allotted? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: allotted. Misspelling: alloted.
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Memory tip
Allot doubles its T before -ed because the stress is on "lot".
Why people write “alloted”
The misspelling “alloted” is only one letter off: it uses a single T where allotted has a double TT.
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 allotted automatic.
Other misspellings of “allotted”
People also write “allottted”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“allottted”
Correct spelling: allotted. Misspelling: allottted.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “allottted” is only one letter off: it doubles the T, which allotted spells with just one.
What does “allotted” mean?
allotted adjective
- given as a task
“her allotted chores”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Allotted” in a sentence
- Each speaker was allotted ten minutes.
- Her allotted chores.
Is “allotted” a playable word?
9 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“alloted” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ALLOTTED.