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Elementry or elementary?

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Correct spelling: elementary. Misspelling: elementry.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Element + ary: say all five syllables.

Why people write “elementry”

The misspelling “elementry” is only one letter off: it leaves out the A.

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 elementary automatic.

What does “elementary” mean?

elementary adjective

  1. easy and not involved or complicated

    “an elementary problem in statistics”

    Synonyms:simpleuncomplicatedunproblematic

  2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education

    “the elementary grades”

  3. of or being the essential or basic part

    “an elementary need for love and nurturing”

    Synonyms:elementalprimarybasal

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Elementary” in a sentence

  • She teaches at an elementary school.
  • An elementary problem in statistics.
  • The elementary grades.
  • An elementary need for love and nurturing.

Is “elementary” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Elementary: quick answers

Is it elementry or elementary?
The correct spelling is elementary. “elementry” 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 elementary?
Element + ary: say all five syllables.
What does elementary mean?
Elementary means: easy and not involved or complicated.