Contemparary or contemporary?
Did you mean contemporary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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contemparary
Correct
contemporary
Correct spelling: contemporary. Misspelling: contemparary.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Con + tempor (time) + ary: say all five syllables.
Why people write “contemparary”
The misspelling “contemparary” is only one letter off: it writes A where contemporary has O, 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 contemporary automatic.
What does “contemporary” mean?
contemporary noun
- a person of nearly the same age as another
Synonyms:coeval
contemporary adjective
- characteristic of the present
“contemporary trends in design”
- belonging to the present time
“contemporary leaders”
- occurring in the same period of time
“a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”
Synonyms:contemporaneous
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Contemporary” in a sentence
- The gallery shows contemporary art.
- Contemporary trends in design.
- Contemporary leaders.
- A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation.
Is “contemporary” a playable word?
21 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“contemparary” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CONTEMPORARY.