Arrangment or arrangement?
Did you mean arrangement? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: arrangement. Misspelling: arrangment.
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Memory tip
Arrange + ment: keep the E, and double the R.
Why people write “arrangment”
The misspelling “arrangment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
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 arrangement automatic.
What does “arrangement” mean?
arrangement noun
- the thing arranged or agreed to
“they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”
Synonyms:agreement
- an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
“a flower arrangement”
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he changed the arrangement of the topics”
Synonyms:organizationorganisationsystem
- the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
“the arrangement of the furniture”
Synonyms:placement
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Arrangement” in a sentence
- The flower arrangement was beautiful.
- They made arrangements to meet in Chicago.
- A flower arrangement.
- He changed the arrangement of the topics.
Is “arrangement” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“arrangment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ARRANGEMENT.