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Independant or independent?

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

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independant

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independent

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Correct spelling: independent. Misspelling: independant.

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 “independant”

The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.

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.

Other misspellings of “independent”

People also write “indepedent”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“indepedent”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: independent. Misspelling: indepedent.

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

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

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

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

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

Independent: quick answers

Is it independant or independent?
The correct spelling is independent. “independant” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “indepedent” is wrong too.
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).