Comercial or commercial?
Did you mean commercial? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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comercial
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commercial
Correct spelling: commercial. Misspelling: comercial.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double M, like commerce: com-mercial.
Why people write “comercial”
The misspelling “comercial” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where commercial 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 commercial automatic.
Other misspellings of “commercial”
People also write “commerical”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“commerical”
Correct spelling: commercial. Misspelling: commerical.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “commerical” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of C and I.
What does “commercial” mean?
commercial noun
- a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
Synonyms:
commercial adjective
- connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
“commercial trucker”
- of or relating to commercialism
“a commercial attache”
- of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
“commercial grade of beef”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Commercial” in a sentence
- The commercial ran during the game.
- Commercial trucker.
- A commercial attache.
- Commercial grade of beef.
Is “commercial” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“comercial” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMMERCIAL.