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Inocculate or inoculate?

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

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inocculate

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inoculate

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Correct spelling: inoculate. Misspelling: inocculate.

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

Memory tip

One N and one C: in-oc-u-late.

Why people write “inocculate”

The misspelling “inocculate” is only one letter off: it doubles the C, which inoculate spells with just one.

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 inoculate automatic.

What does “inoculate” mean?

inoculate verb

  1. introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of

    “My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs”

  2. introduce a microorganism into
  3. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

    “We vaccinate against scarlet fever”

    Synonyms:immunizeimmunisevaccinate

  4. insert a bud for propagation

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Inoculate” in a sentence

  • Doctors inoculate children against measles.
  • My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs.
  • We vaccinate against scarlet fever.

Is “inoculate” a playable word?

i 1n 1o 1c 3u 1l 1a 1t 1e 1

11 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Inoculate: quick answers

Is it inocculate or inoculate?
The correct spelling is inoculate. “inocculate” 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 inoculate?
One N and one C: in-oc-u-late.
What does inoculate mean?
Inoculate means: introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of.