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Pursuade or persuade?

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

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Correct spelling: persuade. Misspelling: pursuade.

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Memory tip

It starts with per-, like perhaps: PER-suade.

Why people write “pursuade”

The misspelling “pursuade” is only one letter off: it writes U where persuade 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 persuade automatic.

What does “persuade” mean?

persuade verb

  1. win approval or support for

    “Carry all before one”

    Synonyms:carrysway

  2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

    “You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Persuade” in a sentence

  • Can I persuade you to stay?
  • Carry all before one.
  • You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!.

Is “persuade” a playable word?

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11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

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

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

Persuade: quick answers

Is it pursuade or persuade?
The correct spelling is persuade. “pursuade” 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 persuade?
It starts with per-, like perhaps: PER-suade.
What does persuade mean?
Persuade means: win approval or support for.