Catagory or category?
Did you mean category? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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catagory
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category
Correct spelling: category. Misspelling: catagory.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It is cat-E-gory, the same as categorize.
Why people write “catagory”
The misspelling “catagory” is only one letter off: it writes A where category has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
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 category automatic.
Other misspellings of “category”
People also write “catergory”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“catergory”
Correct spelling: category. Misspelling: catergory.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “catergory” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, R.
What does “category” mean?
category noun
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Category” in a sentence
- Choose a category for your answer.
- There are two classes of detergents.
Is “category” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“catagory” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CATEGORY.