Dictionery or dictionary?
Did you mean dictionary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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dictionery
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dictionary
Correct spelling: dictionary. Misspelling: dictionery.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Diction + ary: the ending is -ary, like library.
Why people write “dictionery”
The endings -ary and -ery often sound alike; this word takes -ary.
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 dictionary automatic.
Other misspellings of “dictionary”
People also write “dictionairy”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“dictionairy”
Correct spelling: dictionary. Misspelling: dictionairy.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “dictionairy” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, I.
What does “dictionary” mean?
dictionary noun
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Synonyms:lexicon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Dictionary” in a sentence
- Check the spelling in a dictionary.
Is “dictionary” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“dictionery” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DICTIONARY.