Interogate or interrogate?
Did you mean interrogate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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interogate
Correct
interrogate
Correct spelling: interrogate. Misspelling: interogate.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Inter + rogate: double R, as in interrupt.
Why people write “interogate”
The misspelling “interogate” is only one letter off: it uses a single R where interrogate has a double RR.
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 interrogate automatic.
Other misspellings of “interrogate”
People also write “interrigate”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“interrigate”
Correct spelling: interrogate. Misspelling: interrigate.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “interrigate” is only one letter off: it writes I where interrogate has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “interrogate” mean?
interrogate verb
- transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- pose a series of questions to
“The suspect was questioned by the police”
Synonyms:question
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Interrogate” in a sentence
- The police will interrogate the suspect.
- The suspect was questioned by the police.
Is “interrogate” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“interogate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from INTERROGATE.