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Binoculers or binoculars?

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

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Correct spelling: binoculars. Misspelling: binoculers.

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Memory tip

Bi (two) + ocular (eye): one N, and the ending is -ars.

Why people write “binoculers”

The misspelling “binoculers” is only one letter off: it writes E where binoculars has A, 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 binoculars automatic.

What does “binoculars” mean?

binoculars noun

  1. (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Binoculars” in a sentence

  • Bring binoculars for bird-watching.

Is “binoculars” a playable word?

b 3i 1n 1o 1c 3u 1l 1a 1r 1s 1

14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Binoculars: quick answers

Is it binoculers or binoculars?
The correct spelling is binoculars. “binoculers” 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 binoculars?
Bi (two) + ocular (eye): one N, and the ending is -ars.
What does binoculars mean?
Binoculars means: (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes.