Committment or commitment?
Did you mean commitment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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committment
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commitment
Correct spelling: commitment. Misspelling: committment.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double M but single T: commit + ment, with no extra T before -ment.
Why people write “committment”
The misspelling “committment” is only one letter off: it doubles the T, which commitment spells with just one.
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 commitment automatic.
What does “commitment” mean?
commitment noun
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
“a man of energy and commitment”
Synonyms:committedness
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
“his long commitment to public service”
Synonyms:allegianceloyaltydedication
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
“his business commitments took him to London”
- a message that makes a pledge
Synonyms:dedication
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Commitment” in a sentence
- Learning a language takes commitment.
- A man of energy and commitment.
- His long commitment to public service.
- His business commitments took him to London.
Is “commitment” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“committment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMMITMENT.