Etiquete or etiquette?
Did you mean etiquette? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: etiquette. Misspelling: etiquete.
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Memory tip
One T at the start, double T at the end: e-ti-QUETTE.
Why people write “etiquete”
The misspelling “etiquete” is only one letter off: it uses a single T where etiquette has a double TT.
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 etiquette automatic.
Other misspellings of “etiquette”
People also write “ettiquette”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“ettiquette”
Correct spelling: etiquette. Misspelling: ettiquette.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “ettiquette” is only one letter off: it doubles the T, which etiquette spells with just one.
What does “etiquette” mean?
etiquette noun
- rules governing socially acceptable behavior
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Etiquette” in a sentence
- Phone etiquette matters in a quiet carriage.
Is “etiquette” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“etiquete” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ETIQUETTE.