Langauge or language?
Did you mean language? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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langauge
Correct
language
Correct spelling: language. Misspelling: langauge.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
U before A: lang-U-age.
Why people write “langauge”
The misspelling “langauge” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of U and A.
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 language automatic.
Other misspellings of “language”
People also write “languege”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“languege”
Correct spelling: language. Misspelling: languege.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “languege” is only one letter off: it writes E where language has A.
What does “language” mean?
language noun
- a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
“he taught foreign languages”
Synonyms:
- (language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
Synonyms:speech
- the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
“his compositions always started with the lyrics”
- the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
“he didn't have the language to express his feelings”
Synonyms:
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Language” in a sentence
- English is a global language.
- He taught foreign languages.
- His speech was garbled.
- His compositions always started with the lyrics.
Is “language” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“langauge” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from LANGUAGE.