Midieval or medieval?
Did you mean medieval? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: medieval. Misspelling: midieval.
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Memory tip
It contains medi (middle) and ev (age): MEDI-EVAL.
Why people write “midieval”
The misspelling “midieval” is only one letter off: it writes I where medieval has E, 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 medieval automatic.
What does “medieval” mean?
medieval adjective
- relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
“Medieval scholars”
Synonyms:mediaeval
- as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
“a medieval attitude toward dating”
- characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
“chivalric rites”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Medieval” in a sentence
- The town has a medieval castle.
- Medieval scholars.
- A medieval attitude toward dating.
- Chivalric rites.
Is “medieval” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“midieval” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MEDIEVAL.