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Gorgeus or gorgeous?

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

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gorgeus

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Correct spelling: gorgeous. Misspelling: gorgeus.

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

Memory tip

Like courageous, it keeps an E after the G: gorg-E-ous.

Why people write “gorgeus”

The misspelling “gorgeus” is only one letter off: it leaves out the 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 gorgeous automatic.

What does “gorgeous” mean?

gorgeous adjective

  1. dazzlingly beautiful

    “a gorgeous Victorian gown”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Gorgeous” in a sentence

  • What a gorgeous sunset.
  • A gorgeous Victorian gown.

Is “gorgeous” a playable word?

g 2o 1r 1g 2e 1o 1u 1s 1

10 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

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

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

Gorgeous: quick answers

Is it gorgeus or gorgeous?
The correct spelling is gorgeous. “gorgeus” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell gorgeous?
Like courageous, it keeps an E after the G: gorg-E-ous.
What does gorgeous mean?
Gorgeous means: dazzlingly beautiful.