Critisism or criticism?
Did you mean criticism? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: criticism. Misspelling: critisism.
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Memory tip
Critic + ism: keep the C from critic.
Why people write “critisism”
The misspelling “critisism” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.
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 criticism automatic.
Other misspellings of “criticism”
People also write “criticizm”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“criticizm”
Correct spelling: criticism. Misspelling: criticizm.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “criticizm” is only one letter off: it uses Z in place of S; the two letters can sound alike here.
What does “criticism” mean?
criticism noun
- disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
“the senator received severe criticism from his opponent”
Synonyms:
- a serious examination and judgment of something
“constructive criticism is always appreciated”
Synonyms:critique
- a written evaluation of a work of literature
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Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Criticism” in a sentence
- He took the criticism well.
- The senator received severe criticism from his opponent.
- Constructive criticism is always appreciated.
Is “criticism” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“critisism” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CRITICISM.