Anouncement or announcement?
Did you mean announcement? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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anouncement
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announcement
Correct spelling: announcement. Misspelling: anouncement.
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Memory tip
Announce + ment: double N and keep the E.
Why people write “anouncement”
The misspelling “anouncement” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where announcement 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 announcement automatic.
Other misspellings of “announcement”
People also write “announcment”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“announcment”
Correct spelling: announcement. Misspelling: announcment.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “announcment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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
“anouncement” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANNOUNCEMENT.