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Brocolli or broccoli?

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

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brocolli

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Correct spelling: broccoli. Misspelling: brocolli.

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

Memory tip

Double C, single L: bro-CC-o-L-i.

Why people write “brocolli”

“brocolli” differs from “broccoli” in 2 places: it uses a single C where broccoli has a double CC; and it doubles the L, which broccoli spells with just one.

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 broccoli automatic.

What does “broccoli” mean?

broccoli noun

  1. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds

    Synonyms:

  2. branched green undeveloped flower heads

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Broccoli” in a sentence

  • Steam the broccoli for five minutes.

Is “broccoli” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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

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

Broccoli: quick answers

Is it brocolli or broccoli?
The correct spelling is broccoli. “brocolli” 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 broccoli?
Double C, single L: bro-CC-o-L-i.
What does broccoli mean?
Broccoli means: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds.