Annualy or annually?
Did you mean annually? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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annualy
Correct
annually
Correct spelling: annually. Misspelling: annualy.
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Memory tip
Double N from annual (Latin annus, year) and double L from annual + ly.
Why people write “annualy”
The misspelling “annualy” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where annually has a double LL.
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 annually automatic.
What does “annually” mean?
annually adverb
- without missing a year
“they travel to China annually”
Synonyms:yearly
- by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
“he earned $100,000 per annum”
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Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Annually” in a sentence
- The festival takes place annually.
- They travel to China annually.
- He earned $100,000 per annum.
Is “annually” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“annualy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANNUALLY.