Athelete or athlete?
Did you mean athlete? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: athlete. Misspelling: athelete.
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Memory tip
Two syllables only, ATH-lete; there's no extra E in the middle.
Why people write “athelete”
The misspelling “athelete” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, 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 athlete automatic.
Other misspellings of “athlete”
People also write “athlite”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“athlite”
Correct spelling: athlete. Misspelling: athlite.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “athlite” is only one letter off: it writes I where athlete has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “athlete” mean?
athlete noun
- a person trained to compete in sports
Synonyms:jock
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Athlete” in a sentence
- Every athlete on the team trains daily.
Is “athlete” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“athelete” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ATHLETE.