Aprentice or apprentice?
Did you mean apprentice? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: apprentice. Misspelling: aprentice.
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Memory tip
Double P, and it ends in -tice, like practice: ap-PREN-tice.
Why people write “aprentice”
The misspelling “aprentice” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where apprentice 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 apprentice automatic.
Other misspellings of “apprentice”
People also write “apprentise”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“apprentise”
Correct spelling: apprentice. Misspelling: apprentise.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “apprentise” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.
What does “apprentice” mean?
apprentice verb
- be or work as an apprentice
“She apprenticed with the great master”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Apprentice” in a sentence
- He started as an apprentice carpenter.
- She apprenticed with the great master.
Is “apprentice” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“aprentice” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPRENTICE.