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Conection or connection?

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

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conection

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connection

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Correct spelling: connection. Misspelling: conection.

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

Memory tip

Double N: con-NECT-ion, as in connect.

Why people write “conection”

The misspelling “conection” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where connection has a double NN.

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 connection automatic.

Other misspellings of “connection”

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

“connnection”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: connection. Misspelling: connnection.

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

The misspelling “connnection” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, which connection spells with just one.

What does “connection” mean?

connection noun

  1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

    “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”

    Synonyms:connexionconnectedness

  2. the state of being connected

    “the connection between church and state is inescapable”

    Synonyms:linkconnectedness

  3. an instrumentality that connects

    “he soldered the connection”

    Synonyms:connexionconnectorconnecterconnective

  4. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

    “he has powerful connections”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Connection” in a sentence

  • The internet connection is slow today.
  • There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare.
  • The connection between church and state is inescapable.
  • He soldered the connection.

Is “connection” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Connection: quick answers

Is it conection or connection?
The correct spelling is connection. “conection” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “connnection” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell connection?
Double N: con-NECT-ion, as in connect.
What does connection mean?
Connection means: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).