Languege or language?
Did you mean language? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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languege
Correct
language
Correct spelling: language. Misspelling: languege.
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 “languege”
The misspelling “languege” is only one letter off: it writes E where language has 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.
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
“languege” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from LANGUAGE.