Benificial or beneficial?
Did you mean beneficial? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
benificial
Correct
beneficial
Correct spelling: beneficial. Misspelling: benificial.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Spelled like benefit: bene-ficial.
Why people write “benificial”
The misspelling “benificial” is only one letter off: it writes I where beneficial has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
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 beneficial automatic.
Other misspellings of “beneficial”
People also write “benefical”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“benefical”
Correct spelling: beneficial. Misspelling: benefical.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “benefical” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “beneficial” mean?
beneficial adjective
- promoting or enhancing well-being
“an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries”
Synonyms:good
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Beneficial” in a sentence
- Regular exercise is beneficial to health.
- An arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries.
Is “beneficial” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“benificial” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BENEFICIAL.