Effecient or efficient?
Did you mean efficient? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
effecient
Correct
efficient
Correct spelling: efficient. Misspelling: effecient.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Effic + ient, like sufficient.
Why people write “effecient”
The misspelling “effecient” is only one letter off: it writes E where efficient has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
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 efficient automatic.
What does “efficient” mean?
efficient adjective
- being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
“an efficient production manager”
- able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
“people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw”
Synonyms:effective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Efficient” in a sentence
- The new engine is more efficient.
- An efficient production manager.
- People who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw.
Is “efficient” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“effecient” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EFFICIENT.