Archetect or architect?
Did you mean architect? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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archetect
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architect
Correct spelling: architect. Misspelling: archetect.
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Memory tip
"Archi" as in archive, then -tect: ar-CHI-tect.
Why people write “archetect”
The misspelling “archetect” is only one letter off: it writes E where architect has I, 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 architect automatic.
Other misspellings of “architect”
People also write “architecht”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“architecht”
Correct spelling: architect. Misspelling: architecht.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “architecht” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, H.
What does “architect” mean?
architect noun
- someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
Synonyms:designer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Architect” in a sentence
- The architect showed us the plans.
Is “architect” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“archetect” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ARCHITECT.