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Medicore or mediocre?

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

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medicore

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mediocre

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Correct spelling: mediocre. Misspelling: medicore.

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

Memory tip

Medi + ocre: medi-OCRE.

Why people write “medicore”

The misspelling “medicore” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of O and C.

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 mediocre automatic.

What does “mediocre” mean?

mediocre adjective

  1. moderate to inferior in quality

    “they improved the quality from mediocre to above average”

  2. lacking exceptional quality or ability

    “a novel of average merit”

    Synonyms:averagefairmiddling

  3. poor to middling in quality

    “there have been good and mediocre and bad artists”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Mediocre” in a sentence

  • The food was mediocre.
  • They improved the quality from mediocre to above average.
  • A novel of average merit.
  • There have been good and mediocre and bad artists.

Is “mediocre” a playable word?

m 3e 1d 2i 1o 1c 3r 1e 1

13 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Mediocre: quick answers

Is it medicore or mediocre?
The correct spelling is mediocre. “medicore” 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 mediocre?
Medi + ocre: medi-OCRE.
What does mediocre mean?
Mediocre means: moderate to inferior in quality.