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Aniversary or anniversary?

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

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Correct spelling: anniversary. Misspelling: aniversary.

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

Memory tip

Double N at the start, and the ending is -ary after VERS, as in verse: an-ni-VERS-ary.

Why people write “aniversary”

The misspelling “aniversary” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where anniversary has a double NN.

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 anniversary automatic.

What does “anniversary” mean?

anniversary noun

  1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Anniversary” in a sentence

  • They celebrated their tenth anniversary in Rome.

Is “anniversary” a playable word?

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17 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Anniversary: quick answers

Is it aniversary or anniversary?
The correct spelling is anniversary. “aniversary” 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 anniversary?
Double N at the start, and the ending is -ary after VERS, as in verse: an-ni-VERS-ary.
What does anniversary mean?
Anniversary means: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it).