Facinating or fascinating?
Did you mean fascinating? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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facinating
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fascinating
Correct spelling: fascinating. Misspelling: facinating.
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Memory tip
There is an S before the C: fa-SC-inating.
Why people write “facinating”
The misspelling “facinating” is only one letter off: it leaves out the S.
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 fascinating automatic.
Other misspellings of “fascinating”
People also write “fasinating”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“fasinating”
Correct spelling: fascinating. Misspelling: fasinating.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “fasinating” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
What does “fascinating” mean?
fascinating adjective
- capable of arousing and holding the attention
“a fascinating story”
Synonyms:absorbingengrossinggrippingriveting
- capturing interest as if by a spell
“bewitching smile”
Synonyms:bewitchingcaptivatingenchantingenthrallingentrancing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Fascinating” in a sentence
- The documentary was fascinating.
- A fascinating story.
- Bewitching smile.
Is “fascinating” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“facinating” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from FASCINATING.