Ambiguos or ambiguous?
Did you mean ambiguous? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
ambiguos
Correct
ambiguous
Correct spelling: ambiguous. Misspelling: ambiguos.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
There is a U after the G, as in ambiguity: am-bi-GU-ous.
Why people write “ambiguos”
The misspelling “ambiguos” is only one letter off: it leaves out the U.
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 ambiguous automatic.
What does “ambiguous” mean?
ambiguous adjective
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
“an equivocal statement”
Synonyms:equivocal
- having more than one possible meaning
“ambiguous words”
- having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
“an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Ambiguous” in a sentence
- The instructions were ambiguous, so we guessed.
- An equivocal statement.
- Ambiguous words.
- An ambiguous situation with no frame of reference.
Is “ambiguous” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“ambiguos” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AMBIGUOUS.