Benificiary or beneficiary?
Did you mean beneficiary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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benificiary
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beneficiary
Correct spelling: beneficiary. Misspelling: benificiary.
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Memory tip
Bene (well) + fici + ary: the E after the N is the "bene" of benefit.
Why people write “benificiary”
The misspelling “benificiary” is only one letter off: it writes I where beneficiary 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 beneficiary automatic.
Other misspellings of “beneficiary”
People also write “beneficary”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“beneficary”
Correct spelling: beneficiary. Misspelling: beneficary.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “beneficary” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “beneficiary” mean?
beneficiary noun
- the recipient of funds or other benefits
Synonyms:donee
- the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Synonyms:
beneficiary adjective
- having or arising from a benefice
“a beneficiary baron”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Beneficiary” in a sentence
- She was named the beneficiary of the policy.
- A beneficiary baron.
Is “beneficiary” a playable word?
21 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“benificiary” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BENEFICIARY.