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Humourous or humorous?

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

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humourous

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humorous

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Correct spelling: humorous. Misspelling: humourous.

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

Memory tip

Humor + ous (the humerus is a bone in your arm).

Why people write “humourous”

The misspelling “humourous” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, U.

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 humorous automatic.

What does “humorous” mean?

humorous adjective

  1. full of or characterized by humor

    “humorous stories”

    Synonyms:humourous

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Humorous” in a sentence

  • He told a humorous story.
  • Humorous stories.

Is “humorous” a playable word?

h 4u 1m 3o 1r 1o 1u 1s 1

13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Humorous: quick answers

Is it humourous or humorous?
The correct spelling is humorous. “humourous” 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 humorous?
Humor + ous (the humerus is a bone in your arm).
What does humorous mean?
Humorous means: full of or characterized by humor.