Continous or continuous?
Did you mean continuous? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
continous
Correct
continuous
Correct spelling: continuous. Misspelling: continous.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Continue becomes continu-OUS: keep the U before -ous.
Why people write “continous”
The misspelling “continous” is only one letter off: it leaves out the U.
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 continuous automatic.
Other misspellings of “continuous”
People also write “continuious”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“continuious”
Correct spelling: continuous. Misspelling: continuious.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “continuious” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, I.
What does “continuous” mean?
continuous adjective
- continuing in time or space without interruption
“a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans”
Synonyms:uninterrupted
- of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Continuous” in a sentence
- We heard a continuous humming noise.
- A continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans.
Is “continuous” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“continous” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CONTINUOUS.