Asma or asthma?
Did you mean asthma? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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asma
Correct
asthma
Correct spelling: asthma. Misspelling: asma.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
The TH comes before the M, and the H is silent: AS-TH-ma.
Why people write “asma”
“asma” differs from “asthma” in 2 places: it leaves out the T; and it leaves out the H.
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 asthma automatic.
Other misspellings of “asthma”
People also write “athsma”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“athsma”
Correct spelling: asthma. Misspelling: athsma.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“athsma” has all the right letters, but the S is in the wrong place.
What does “asthma” mean?
asthma noun
- respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Synonyms:
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Asthma” in a sentence
- Her asthma gets worse in cold weather.
Is “asthma” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“asma” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ASTHMA.