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Curiousity or curiosity?

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

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Correct spelling: curiosity. Misspelling: curiousity.

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Memory tip

Curious drops its U before -osity: curi-OSITY.

Why people write “curiousity”

The misspelling “curiousity” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, 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 curiosity automatic.

What does “curiosity” mean?

curiosity noun

  1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

    Synonyms:wonder

  2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

    Synonyms:curiooddityoddmentpeculiarityrarity

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Curiosity” in a sentence

  • Curiosity is the engine of learning.

Is “curiosity” a playable word?

c 3u 1r 1i 1o 1s 1i 1t 1y 4

14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Curiosity: quick answers

Is it curiousity or curiosity?
The correct spelling is curiosity. “curiousity” 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 curiosity?
Curious drops its U before -osity: curi-OSITY.
What does curiosity mean?
Curiosity means: a state in which you want to learn more about something.