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Bizare or bizarre?

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bizare

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bizarre

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Correct spelling: bizarre. Misspelling: bizare.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

One Z and two Rs: bi-Z-a-RR-e.

Why people write “bizare”

The misspelling “bizare” is only one letter off: it uses a single R where bizarre has a double RR.

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 bizarre automatic.

What does “bizarre” mean?

bizarre adjective

  1. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

    “restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit”

    Synonyms:eccentricfreakishfreakyflakyflakey

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Bizarre” in a sentence

  • That was a bizarre dream.
  • Restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit.

Is “bizarre” a playable word?

b 3i 1z 10a 1r 1r 1e 1

18 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Bizarre: quick answers

Is it bizare or bizarre?
The correct spelling is bizarre. “bizare” 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 bizarre?
One Z and two Rs: bi-Z-a-RR-e.
What does bizarre mean?
Bizarre means: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.