Marrige or marriage?
Did you mean marriage? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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marriage
Correct spelling: marriage. Misspelling: marrige.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Marry becomes marri-AGE: keep the A.
Why people write “marrige”
The misspelling “marrige” is only one letter off: it leaves out the 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 marriage automatic.
Other misspellings of “marriage”
People also write “marraige”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“marraige”
Correct spelling: marriage. Misspelling: marraige.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “marraige” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of I and A.
What does “marriage” mean?
marriage noun
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
“a long and happy marriage”
- two people who are married to each other
“his second marriage was happier than the first”
Synonyms:
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
“their marriage was conducted in the chapel”
Synonyms:wedding
- a close and intimate union
“the marriage of music and dance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Marriage” in a sentence
- Their marriage lasted fifty years.
- A long and happy marriage.
- His second marriage was happier than the first.
- Their marriage was conducted in the chapel.
Is “marriage” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“marrige” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MARRIAGE.