Enviornment or environment?
Did you mean environment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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enviornment
Correct
environment
Correct spelling: environment. Misspelling: enviornment.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It is environ + ment, so keep the N before -ment.
Why people write “enviornment”
The misspelling “enviornment” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of R and O.
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 environment automatic.
What does “environment” mean?
environment noun
- the totality of surrounding conditions
“he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room”
- the area in which something exists or lives
“the country--the flat agricultural surround”
Synonyms:environssurroundingssurround
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Environment” in a sentence
- We must protect the environment.
- He longed for the comfortable environment of his living room.
- The country--the flat agricultural surround.
Is “environment” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“enviornment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ENVIRONMENT.