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Influentual or influential?

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Correct spelling: influential. Misspelling: influentual.

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

Memory tip

Influence becomes influential with a T: influen-TIAL.

Why people write “influentual”

The misspelling “influentual” is only one letter off: it writes U where influential has I.

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 influential automatic.

What does “influential” mean?

influential adjective

  1. having or exercising influence or power

    “an influential newspaper”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Influential” in a sentence

  • She is an influential writer.
  • An influential newspaper.

Is “influential” a playable word?

i 1n 1f 4l 1u 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1l 1

14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

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

Influential: quick answers

Is it influentual or influential?
The correct spelling is influential. “influentual” 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 influential?
Influence becomes influential with a T: influen-TIAL.
What does influential mean?
Influential means: having or exercising influence or power.