Impecable or impeccable?
Did you mean impeccable? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: impeccable. Misspelling: impecable.
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Memory tip
Double C and -able: im-PEC-CABLE.
Why people write “impecable”
The misspelling “impecable” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where impeccable has a double CC.
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 impeccable automatic.
What does “impeccable” mean?
impeccable adjective
- without fault or error
“faultless logic”
Synonyms:faultlessimmaculateincorrupted
- not capable of sin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Impeccable” in a sentence
- Her manners are impeccable.
- Faultless logic.
Is “impeccable” a playable word?
20 points in Scrabble · 26 in Words With Friends
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“impecable” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IMPECCABLE.