Apparant or apparent?
Did you mean apparent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: apparent. Misspelling: apparant.
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Memory tip
Double P, and it ends with the word "parent": ap-PARENT.
Why people write “apparant”
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
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.
Other misspellings of “apparent”
People also write “aparent”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“aparent”
Correct spelling: apparent. Misspelling: aparent.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “aparent” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where apparent has a double PP.
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
“apparant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPARENT.