Peculier or peculiar?
Did you mean peculiar? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: peculiar. Misspelling: peculier.
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Memory tip
It ends in -iar, like familiar: pecul-IAR.
Why people write “peculier”
The misspelling “peculier” is only one letter off: it writes E where peculiar has A.
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 peculiar automatic.
Other misspellings of “peculiar”
People also write “pecular”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“pecular”
Correct spelling: peculiar. Misspelling: pecular.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “pecular” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “peculiar” mean?
peculiar adjective
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
“a curious hybrid accent”
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
“the particular demands of the job”
Synonyms:particularspecial
- markedly different from the usual
“a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats”
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
“the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Peculiar” in a sentence
- There was a peculiar smell.
- A curious hybrid accent.
- The particular demands of the job.
- A peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.
Is “peculiar” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“peculier” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PECULIAR.