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Choclate or chocolate?

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

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choclate

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chocolate

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Correct spelling: chocolate. Misspelling: choclate.

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

Memory tip

Say all three syllables: choc-O-late.

Why people write “choclate”

The misspelling “choclate” is only one letter off: it leaves out the 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 chocolate automatic.

Other misspellings of “chocolate”

People also write “chocalate”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“chocalate”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: chocolate. Misspelling: chocalate.

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

The misspelling “chocalate” is only one letter off: it writes A where chocolate has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

What does “chocolate” mean?

chocolate noun

  1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

    Synonyms:cocoa

  2. a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
  3. a medium brown to dark-brown color

    Synonyms:coffeeumber

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Chocolate” in a sentence

  • She baked a chocolate cake.

Is “chocolate” a playable word?

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16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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

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

Chocolate: quick answers

Is it choclate or chocolate?
The correct spelling is chocolate. “choclate” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “chocalate” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell chocolate?
Say all three syllables: choc-O-late.
What does chocolate mean?
Chocolate means: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot.