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Enviroment or environment?

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

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enviroment

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environment

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Correct spelling: environment. Misspelling: enviroment.

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 “enviroment”

The misspelling “enviroment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the N.

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.

Other misspellings of “environment”

People also write “enviorment” and “enviornment”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“enviorment”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: environment. Misspelling: enviorment.

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

“enviorment” differs from “environment” in 2 places: it leaves out the R; and it uses R in place of N.

“enviornment”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: environment. Misspelling: enviornment.

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

The misspelling “enviornment” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of R and O.

What does “environment” mean?

environment noun

  1. the totality of surrounding conditions

    “he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room”

  2. 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?

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16 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

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

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

Environment: quick answers

Is it enviroment or environment?
The correct spelling is environment. “enviroment” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “enviorment” and “enviornment” are wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell environment?
It is environ + ment, so keep the N before -ment.
What does environment mean?
Environment means: the totality of surrounding conditions.