Fictitous or fictitious?
Did you mean fictitious? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
fictitous
Correct
fictitious
Correct spelling: fictitious. Misspelling: fictitous.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Fiction keeps its T: fic-TI-tious.
Why people write “fictitous”
The misspelling “fictitous” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
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 fictitious automatic.
What does “fictitious” mean?
fictitious adjective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Fictitious” in a sentence
- The characters in the novel are fictitious.
- A fabricated excuse for his absence.
- An assumed name.
Is “fictitious” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“fictitous” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from FICTITIOUS.