Apointment or appointment?
Did you mean appointment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: appointment. Misspelling: apointment.
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Memory tip
Double P: ap + point + ment.
Why people write “apointment”
The misspelling “apointment” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where appointment 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 appointment automatic.
Other misspellings of “appointment”
People also write “appointmant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“appointmant”
Correct spelling: appointment. Misspelling: appointmant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
What does “appointment” mean?
appointment noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
Synonyms:assignmentdesignationnaming
- a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
Synonyms:dateengagement
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Synonyms:fitting
- a person who is appointed to a job or position
Synonyms:appointee
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Appointment” in a sentence
- I have a dentist appointment at three.
- The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee.
- She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date.
- He applied for an appointment in the treasury.
Is “appointment” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“apointment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPOINTMENT.