Bankruptsy or bankruptcy?
Did you mean bankruptcy? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
bankruptsy
Correct
bankruptcy
Correct spelling: bankruptcy. Misspelling: bankruptsy.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Bankrupt keeps its T before -cy: bankrupt + cy.
Why people write “bankruptsy”
The misspelling “bankruptsy” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.
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 bankruptcy automatic.
What does “bankruptcy” mean?
bankruptcy noun
- a state of complete lack of some abstract property
“spiritual bankruptcy”
- inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
“the company had to declare bankruptcy”
Synonyms:failure
- a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Bankruptcy” in a sentence
- The company filed for bankruptcy last year.
- Spiritual bankruptcy.
- The company had to declare bankruptcy.
Is “bankruptcy” a playable word?
23 points in Scrabble · 27 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“bankruptsy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BANKRUPTCY.