Compitition or competition?
Did you mean competition? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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compitition
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competition
Correct spelling: competition. Misspelling: compitition.
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Memory tip
Spelled like compete: com-PE-tition.
Why people write “compitition”
The misspelling “compitition” is only one letter off: it writes I where competition 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 competition automatic.
What does “competition” mean?
competition noun
- a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
“business competition can be fiendish at times”
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Synonyms:contest
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
“the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
Synonyms:contentionrivalry
- the contestant you hope to defeat
“he had respect for his rivals”
Synonyms:rivalchallengercompetitorcontender
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Competition” in a sentence
- She won the singing competition.
- Business competition can be fiendish at times.
- The teams were in fierce contention for first place.
- He had respect for his rivals.
Is “competition” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“compitition” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMPETITION.