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Continuious or continuous?

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

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continuious

Correct

continuous

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Correct spelling: continuous. Misspelling: continuious.

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 “continuious”

The misspelling “continuious” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, I.

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.

What does “continuous” mean?

continuous adjective

  1. 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

  2. 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?

c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 1o 1u 1s 1

12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Continuous: quick answers

Is it continuious or continuous?
The correct spelling is continuous. “continuious” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell continuous?
Continue becomes continu-OUS: keep the U before -ous.
What does continuous mean?
Continuous means: continuing in time or space without interruption.