Atheletic or athletic?
Did you mean athletic? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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atheletic
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athletic
Correct spelling: athletic. Misspelling: atheletic.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Athlete + ic: no extra vowel after the TH.
Why people write “atheletic”
The misspelling “atheletic” 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 athletic automatic.
Other misspellings of “athletic”
People also write “athletick”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“athletick”
Correct spelling: athletic. Misspelling: athletick.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “athletick” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, K.
What does “athletic” mean?
athletic adjective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Athletic” in a sentence
- He has an athletic build.
- Athletic facilities.
- An acrobatic dance.
- An athletic build.
Is “athletic” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“atheletic” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ATHLETIC.