Apparantly or apparently?
Did you mean apparently? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
apparantly
Correct
apparently
Correct spelling: apparently. Misspelling: apparantly.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Apparent + ly; spot "a parent" inside it.
Why people write “apparantly”
The misspelling “apparantly” is only one letter off: it writes A where apparently has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
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 apparently automatic.
Other misspellings of “apparently”
People also write “aparently”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“aparently”
Correct spelling: apparently. Misspelling: aparently.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “aparently” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where apparently has a double PP.
What does “apparently” mean?
apparently adverb
- from appearances alone
“irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land”
Synonyms:seeminglyostensibly
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
“the answer is obviously wrong”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Apparently” in a sentence
- Apparently, the shop is closed today.
- Irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land.
- The answer is obviously wrong.
Is “apparently” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“apparantly” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPARENTLY.