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Anecdotte or anecdote?

Did you mean anecdote? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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anecdotte

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anecdote

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Correct spelling: anecdote. Misspelling: anecdotte.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

One N and one T: an-ec-DOTE. A short story you might dote on.

Why people write “anecdotte”

The misspelling “anecdotte” is only one letter off: it doubles the T, which anecdote spells with just one.

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 anecdote automatic.

What does “anecdote” mean?

anecdote noun

  1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Anecdote” in a sentence

  • She told a funny anecdote about her first job.

Is “anecdote” a playable word?

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11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“anecdotte” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANECDOTE.

Anecdote: quick answers

Is it anecdotte or anecdote?
The correct spelling is anecdote. “anecdotte” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell anecdote?
One N and one T: an-ec-DOTE. A short story you might dote on.
What does anecdote mean?
Anecdote means: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one).