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Embaress or embarrass?

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

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embaress

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Correct spelling: embarrass. Misspelling: embaress.

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

Memory tip

Two Rs and two Ss: you turn Really Red and Smile Shyly.

Why people write “embaress”

“embaress” differs from “embarrass” in 2 places: it uses a single R where embarrass has a double RR; and it writes E where embarrass has A, 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 embarrass automatic.

What does “embarrass” mean?

embarrass verb

  1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

    Synonyms:abash

  2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

    “His brother blocked him at every turn”

    Synonyms:obstructblockadeblockhinderstymie

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Embarrass” in a sentence

  • Don't embarrass me in front of my friends.
  • His brother blocked him at every turn.

Is “embarrass” a playable word?

e 1m 3b 3a 1r 1r 1a 1s 1s 1

13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Embarrass: quick answers

Is it embaress or embarrass?
The correct spelling is embarrass. “embaress” 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 embarrass?
Two Rs and two Ss: you turn Really Red and Smile Shyly.
What does embarrass mean?
Embarrass means: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious.