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Ilegible or illegible?

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

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ilegible

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illegible

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Correct spelling: illegible. Misspelling: ilegible.

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

Memory tip

Il + leg + ible: double L, ending in -ible.

Why people write “ilegible”

The misspelling “ilegible” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where illegible has a double LL.

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 illegible automatic.

What does “illegible” mean?

illegible adjective

  1. (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible

    “illegible handwriting”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Illegible” in a sentence

  • His handwriting is illegible.
  • Illegible handwriting.

Is “illegible” a playable word?

i 1l 1l 1e 1g 2i 1b 3l 1e 1

12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Illegible: quick answers

Is it ilegible or illegible?
The correct spelling is illegible. “ilegible” 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 illegible?
Il + leg + ible: double L, ending in -ible.
What does illegible mean?
Illegible means: (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible.