Ambasador or ambassador?
Did you mean ambassador? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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ambasador
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ambassador
Correct spelling: ambassador. Misspelling: ambasador.
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Memory tip
Double S in the middle, and it ends in -dor: am-BASS-a-DOR.
Why people write “ambasador”
The misspelling “ambasador” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where ambassador has a double SS.
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 ambassador automatic.
Other misspellings of “ambassador”
People also write “ambassedor”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“ambassedor”
Correct spelling: ambassador. Misspelling: ambassedor.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “ambassedor” is only one letter off: it writes E where ambassador has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “ambassador” mean?
ambassador noun
- a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
Synonyms:embassador
- an informal representative
“an ambassador of good will”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Ambassador” in a sentence
- The ambassador met the president on Tuesday.
- An ambassador of good will.
Is “ambassador” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“ambasador” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AMBASSADOR.