Announcment or announcement?
Did you mean announcement? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: announcement. Misspelling: announcment.
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Memory tip
Announce + ment: double N and keep the E.
Why people write “announcment”
The misspelling “announcment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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 announcement automatic.
What does “announcement” mean?
announcement noun
- a formal public statement
“the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war”
Synonyms:proclamationannunciationdeclaration
- a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
“the announcement appeared in the local newspaper”
Synonyms:promulgation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Announcement” in a sentence
- Please listen for the announcement.
- The government made an announcement about changes in the drug war.
- The announcement appeared in the local newspaper.
Is “announcement” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“announcment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANNOUNCEMENT.