Briliant or brilliant?
Did you mean brilliant? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: brilliant. Misspelling: briliant.
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Memory tip
Double L, then "iant": bril-LI-ant.
Why people write “briliant”
The misspelling “briliant” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where brilliant 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 brilliant automatic.
Other misspellings of “brilliant”
People also write “brillant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“brillant”
Correct spelling: brilliant. Misspelling: brillant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “brillant” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “brilliant” mean?
brilliant adjective
- of surpassing excellence
“a brilliant performance”
Synonyms:superb
- having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
“our project needs brainy women”
Synonyms:brainy
- characterized by grandeur
“the brilliant court life at Versailles”
Synonyms:gloriousmagnificentsplendid
- having strong or striking color
“bright dress”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Brilliant” in a sentence
- That was a brilliant idea.
- A brilliant performance.
- Our project needs brainy women.
- The brilliant court life at Versailles.
Is “brilliant” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“briliant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BRILLIANT.