Annecdote or anecdote?
Did you mean anecdote? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: anecdote. Misspelling: annecdote.
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Memory tip
One N and one T: an-ec-DOTE. A short story you might dote on.
Why people write “annecdote”
The misspelling “annecdote” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, 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.
Other misspellings of “anecdote”
People also write “anecdotte”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“anecdotte”
Correct spelling: anecdote. Misspelling: anecdotte.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “anecdotte” is only one letter off: it doubles the T, which anecdote spells with just one.
What does “anecdote” mean?
anecdote noun
- 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?
11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“annecdote” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANECDOTE.