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Comemorate or commemorate?

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

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Correct spelling: commemorate. Misspelling: comemorate.

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Memory tip

Com + memor (memory) + ate: double M at the start, single M in memory.

Why people write “comemorate”

The misspelling “comemorate” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where commemorate has a double MM.

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 commemorate automatic.

Other misspellings of “commemorate”

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

“commemmorate”

Letter by letter
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Correct spelling: commemorate. Misspelling: commemmorate.

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

The misspelling “commemmorate” is only one letter off: it doubles the M, which commemorate spells with just one.

What does “commemorate” mean?

commemorate verb

  1. celebrate by some ceremony or observation

    “The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade”

    Synonyms:mark

  2. call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

    “We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”

    Synonyms:remember

  3. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

    “This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps”

    Synonyms:memorializememorialiseimmortalizeimmortalise

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Commemorate” in a sentence

  • A statue was built to commemorate the victory.
  • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade.
  • We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
  • This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps.

Is “commemorate” a playable word?

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19 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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

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

Commemorate: quick answers

Is it comemorate or commemorate?
The correct spelling is commemorate. “comemorate” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “commemmorate” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell commemorate?
Com + memor (memory) + ate: double M at the start, single M in memory.
What does commemorate mean?
Commemorate means: celebrate by some ceremony or observation.