Aparent or apparent?
Did you mean apparent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: apparent. Misspelling: aparent.
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Memory tip
Double P, and it ends with the word "parent": ap-PARENT.
Why people write “aparent”
The misspelling “aparent” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where apparent 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 apparent automatic.
What does “apparent” mean?
apparent adjective
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
- appearing as such but not necessarily so
“for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”
Synonyms:ostensibleseeming
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Apparent” in a sentence
- It was apparent that he was tired.
- The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields.
- For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent.
Is “apparent” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“aparent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPARENT.