Attourney or attorney?
Did you mean attorney? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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attourney
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attorney
Correct spelling: attorney. Misspelling: attourney.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double T, and no U: at-TOR-ney.
Why people write “attourney”
The misspelling “attourney” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, U.
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 attorney automatic.
Other misspellings of “attorney”
People also write “atorney”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“atorney”
Correct spelling: attorney. Misspelling: atorney.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “atorney” is only one letter off: it uses a single T where attorney has a double TT.
What does “attorney” mean?
attorney noun
- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Synonyms:lawyer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Attorney” in a sentence
- Her attorney advised her to stay silent.
Is “attorney” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“attourney” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ATTORNEY.