Beligerent or belligerent?
Did you mean belligerent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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beligerent
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belligerent
Correct spelling: belligerent. Misspelling: beligerent.
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Memory tip
Double L, and the ending is -ent: bel-LIG-er-ENT.
Why people write “beligerent”
The misspelling “beligerent” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where belligerent has a double LL.
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 belligerent automatic.
Other misspellings of “belligerent”
People also write “belligerant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“belligerant”
Correct spelling: belligerent. Misspelling: belligerant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
What does “belligerent” mean?
belligerent adjective
- characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
“aggressive acts against another country”
Synonyms:aggressive
- engaged in war
“belligerent (or warring) nations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Belligerent” in a sentence
- The belligerent customer refused to leave.
- Aggressive acts against another country.
- Belligerent (or warring) nations.
Is “belligerent” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“beligerent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BELLIGERENT.