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Indepedent or independent?

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

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indepedent

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independent

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Correct spelling: independent. Misspelling: indepedent.

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

Memory tip

It ends in -ent: indepen-DENT.

Why people write “indepedent”

The misspelling “indepedent” is only one letter off: it leaves out the N.

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 independent automatic.

What does “independent” mean?

independent noun

  1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

    Synonyms:mugwumpfencesitter

  2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

    Synonyms:freelancerfreelance

independent adjective

  1. free from external control and constraint

    “an independent mind”

  2. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

    “an autonomous judiciary”

    Synonyms:autonomoussovereign

  3. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

    “the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”

    Synonyms:main

  4. not controlled by a party or interest group

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Independent” in a sentence

  • She is a strong, independent thinker.
  • An independent mind.
  • An autonomous judiciary.
  • The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.

Is “independent” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

Independent: quick answers

Is it indepedent or independent?
The correct spelling is independent. “indepedent” 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 independent?
It ends in -ent: indepen-DENT.
What does independent mean?
Independent means: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).