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Mortage or mortgage?

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

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mortage

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mortgage

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Correct spelling: mortgage. Misspelling: mortage.

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

Memory tip

It has a silent T: mort-gage.

Why people write “mortage”

The misspelling “mortage” is only one letter off: it leaves out the G.

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 mortgage automatic.

What does “mortgage” mean?

mortgage noun

  1. a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

mortgage verb

  1. put up as security or collateral

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Mortgage” in a sentence

  • They took out a mortgage on the house.

Is “mortgage” a playable word?

m 3o 1r 1t 1g 2a 1g 2e 1

12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Mortgage: quick answers

Is it mortage or mortgage?
The correct spelling is mortgage. “mortage” 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 mortgage?
It has a silent T: mort-gage.
What does mortgage mean?
Mortgage means: a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan.