Aparatus or apparatus?
Did you mean apparatus? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: apparatus. Misspelling: aparatus.
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Memory tip
Double P and one R, like apparent: ap-PAR-atus.
Why people write “aparatus”
The misspelling “aparatus” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where apparatus has a double PP.
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 apparatus automatic.
Other misspellings of “apparatus”
People also write “apparatis”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“apparatis”
Correct spelling: apparatus. Misspelling: apparatis.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “apparatis” is only one letter off: it writes I where apparatus has U, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “apparatus” mean?
apparatus noun
- equipment designed to serve a specific function
Synonyms:setup
- (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
“the breathing apparatus”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Apparatus” in a sentence
- The divers checked their breathing apparatus.
- The breathing apparatus.
Is “apparatus” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“aparatus” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPARATUS.