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Bouyant or buoyant?

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

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bouyant

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Correct spelling: buoyant. Misspelling: bouyant.

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

Memory tip

The same U-before-O as buoy: buoy + ant.

Why people write “bouyant”

The misspelling “bouyant” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of U and O.

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 buoyant automatic.

What does “buoyant” mean?

buoyant adjective

  1. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

    “buoyant balloons”

    Synonyms:floaty

  2. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness

    “buoyant spirits”

    Synonyms:chirpyperky

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Buoyant” in a sentence

  • Salt water makes you more buoyant.
  • Buoyant balloons.
  • Buoyant spirits.

Is “buoyant” a playable word?

b 3u 1o 1y 4a 1n 1t 1

12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Buoyant: quick answers

Is it bouyant or buoyant?
The correct spelling is buoyant. “bouyant” 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 buoyant?
The same U-before-O as buoy: buoy + ant.
What does buoyant mean?
Buoyant means: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas.