Orchastra or orchestra?
Did you mean orchestra? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: orchestra. Misspelling: orchastra.
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Memory tip
The "k" sound is CH, as in choir, and the vowel after it is E: or-CHES-tra.
Why people write “orchastra”
The misspelling “orchastra” is only one letter off: it writes A where orchestra 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 orchestra automatic.
Other misspellings of “orchestra”
People also write “orchestera”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“orchestera”
Correct spelling: orchestra. Misspelling: orchestera.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “orchestera” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, E.
What does “orchestra” mean?
orchestra noun
- a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- seating on the main floor in a theater
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Orchestra” in a sentence
- The orchestra played Beethoven.
Is “orchestra” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“orchastra” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ORCHESTRA.