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Liesure or leisure?

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

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liesure

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leisure

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Correct spelling: leisure. Misspelling: liesure.

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

Memory tip

Leisure is an exception to the rule: E before I.

Why people write “liesure”

The misspelling “liesure” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.

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 leisure automatic.

What does “leisure” mean?

leisure noun

  1. time available for ease and relaxation

    “his job left him little leisure”

    Synonyms:

  2. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

    “he lacked the leisure for golf”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Leisure” in a sentence

  • What do you do in your leisure time?
  • His job left him little leisure.
  • He lacked the leisure for golf.

Is “leisure” a playable word?

l 1e 1i 1s 1u 1r 1e 1

7 points in Scrabble · 9 in Words With Friends

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

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

Leisure: quick answers

Is it liesure or leisure?
The correct spelling is leisure. “liesure” 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 leisure?
Leisure is an exception to the rule: E before I.
What does leisure mean?
Leisure means: time available for ease and relaxation.