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Ocasionally or occasionally?

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

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Correct spelling: occasionally. Misspelling: ocasionally.

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Memory tip

Occasional + ly: double C, single S and double L.

Why people write “ocasionally”

The misspelling “ocasionally” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where occasionally has a double CC.

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 occasionally automatic.

What does “occasionally” mean?

occasionally adverb

  1. sporadically and infrequently

    “he was arrogant and occasionally callous”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Occasionally” in a sentence

  • I occasionally go for a run.
  • He was arrogant and occasionally callous.

Is “occasionally” a playable word?

o 1c 3c 3a 1s 1i 1o 1n 1a 1l 1l 1y 4

19 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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

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

Occasionally: quick answers

Is it ocasionally or occasionally?
The correct spelling is occasionally. “ocasionally” 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 occasionally?
Occasional + ly: double C, single S and double L.
What does occasionally mean?
Occasionally means: sporadically and infrequently.