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Batchelor or bachelor?

Did you mean bachelor? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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batchelor

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bachelor

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Correct spelling: bachelor. Misspelling: batchelor.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

There is no T: ba-che-lor.

Why people write “batchelor”

The misspelling “batchelor” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, T.

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 bachelor automatic.

What does “bachelor” mean?

bachelor noun

  1. a man who has never been married

    Synonyms:

  2. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

    Synonyms:

bachelor verb

  1. lead a bachelor's existence

    Synonyms:bach

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Bachelor” in a sentence

  • He earned a bachelor's degree in history.

Is “bachelor” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“batchelor” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BACHELOR.

Bachelor: quick answers

Is it batchelor or bachelor?
The correct spelling is bachelor. “batchelor” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell bachelor?
There is no T: ba-che-lor.
What does bachelor mean?
Bachelor means: a man who has never been married.