Burocracy or bureaucracy?
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Correct spelling: bureaucracy. Misspelling: burocracy.
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Memory tip
It starts with bureau (a desk or office) and ends with -cracy (rule): bureau + cracy.
Why people write “burocracy”
Bureaucracy is built on bureau, a word borrowed from French, where the three letters EAU spell a single vowel sound. Misspellings such as “burocracy” and “beaurocracy” come from guessing at that unfamiliar French spelling; remember bureau + cracy (rule).
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 bureaucracy automatic.
What does “bureaucracy” mean?
bureaucracy noun
- nonelective government officials
Synonyms:bureaucratism
- a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Bureaucracy” in a sentence
- Endless bureaucracy delayed the project.
Is “bureaucracy” a playable word?
20 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
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“burocracy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BUREAUCRACY.