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Jepordy or jeopardy?

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

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jepordy

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Correct spelling: jeopardy. Misspelling: jepordy.

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Memory tip

There's a silent O after the E: je-O-pardy, as in leopard.

Why people write “jepordy”

“jepordy” differs from “jeopardy” in 2 places: it leaves out the O; and it writes O where jeopardy has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

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 jeopardy automatic.

What does “jeopardy” mean?

jeopardy noun

  1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

    “drinking alcohol is a health hazard”

    Synonyms:hazardperilriskendangerment

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Jeopardy” in a sentence

  • His job is in jeopardy.
  • Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.

Is “jeopardy” a playable word?

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21 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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

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

Jeopardy: quick answers

Is it jepordy or jeopardy?
The correct spelling is jeopardy. “jepordy” 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 jeopardy?
There's a silent O after the E: je-O-pardy, as in leopard.
What does jeopardy mean?
Jeopardy means: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.