Ecentric or eccentric?
Did you mean eccentric? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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ecentric
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eccentric
Correct spelling: eccentric. Misspelling: ecentric.
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Memory tip
Double C at the start: ec-CEN-tric. It literally means "off-center".
Why people write “ecentric”
The misspelling “ecentric” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where eccentric has a double CC.
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 eccentric automatic.
Other misspellings of “eccentric”
People also write “eccentrick”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“eccentrick”
Correct spelling: eccentric. Misspelling: eccentrick.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “eccentrick” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, K.
What does “eccentric” mean?
eccentric noun
eccentric adjective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Eccentric” in a sentence
- Her eccentric uncle wore a cape to dinner.
- A real character.
- Restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit.
- Eccentric circles.
Is “eccentric” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“ecentric” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ECCENTRIC.